‘Stranger Things’ season four breaks viewership record for Netflix

Even though there was an incredibly long wait between Seasons 3 and 4, “Stranger Things” returned this summer to record-breaking success on Netflix. Now, with Season 4 in the rearview, all the talk surrounds the upcoming fifth season, which is set to be the series’ last.

A post shared by Robert Trujillo (@robtrujillo)This isn't the first time the show has brought attention to great music. Earlier this year, Kate Bush's 1985 track, «Running Up That Hill,» got major attention after playing in an episode. The singer reacted to the resurgence of her track in a post on her website, saying she was «really moved.»«The Duffer Brothers have created four extraordinary [seasons] of  in which the child actors have grown into young adults,» Bush wrote, referring to Matt and Ross Duffer, who created the Netflix series.

Stranger Things star Sadie Sink has opened up about the “heartbreaking” ending to season four.In the two-and-a-half-hour-long finale, Sink’s character Max Mayfield was gruesomely mangled by the mind-stalking Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower), leaving her broken body in the hands of long-time love interest Lucas Sinclair (Caleb McLaughlin).“It really is just so sad,” Sink told Entertainment Weekly. “When you’re putting yourself in that moment and then you’re with someone like Caleb, who I’ve known since I was very little, sometimes things can feel very real on that set.

Stranger Things creators the Duffer Brothers have responded to Millie Bobby Brown’s recent criticism of the show.Brown, who plays Eleven in the Netflix fantasy series, participated in a video interview with The Wrap in which she and her co-star Noah Schnapp (Will Byers) were asked what they want for their characters in the fifth and final season.Agreeing with Schnapp’s view that the Duffer Brothers “need to kill” some characters, Brown said: “It’s way too big. Last night, we couldn’t even take one group picture because there was like 50 of us. I was like, ‘You need to start killing people off’.“The Duffer brothers are two sensitive Sallies that don’t want to kill anyone off.

Euphoria star Jacob Elordi could play a younger version of Hopper should a Stranger Things prequel happen.While the Netflix show will be ending with the upcoming fifth season, talk of potential spin-offs have been doing the rounds.Speaking about the potential for more shows, Harbour told GQ: “I think as soon as the show ends, or maybe six months before it ends, you’ll be hearing about whatever spin-offs they have planned.“At this point, I think Hopper is a character that can exist independent of me. If they wanna go back in time, forward in time… I’d love to see another actor play Hopper, and see what they can bring to it.”The star later suggested Elordi – who plays Nate Jacobs in Euphoria – adding: “He could pull off being as handsome as I was at 20.”Speaking back in April, creators the Duffer Brothers suggested the franchise had “a lot more gas left in the tank” when speaking to SFX.“We have some ideas.

Stranger Things has wrapped up its fourth season following the release of the final two episodes over the weekend.The anticipated finale saw the main characters attempt to take down Vecna from various locations, though many fans feared for their favourite characters beforehand given creators the Duffer Brothers had teased a “body count” (via Variety).In the end, alongside various background characters, there were only three major character deaths across the two episodes – Dr Martin Brenner (Matthew Modine), Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn) and Jason Carver (Mason Dye).Brenner meets his demise in the penultimate episode after trapping Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) in the lab after she tries to leave to save her friends in Hawkins. He believes that she needs to regain her strength to face Vecna.However, the desert lab is ambushed by Lt.

Note: Spoilers ahead. The two supersized episodes that capped off Season 4 (now streaming on Netflix) should have been divided into shorter segments.

Stranger Things season four has broken a US streaming record for minutes watched within a single week.According to Nielsen (via The Hollywood Reporter), the Netflix series racked up 7.2 billion minutes of viewing time for the week of May 30 to June 5. This is the highest weekly total for any streaming title since Nielsen’s weekly rankings began almost two years ago.Stranger Things also holds the biggest two-week tally for any streaming show, achieving 5.14 billion minutes of viewing when season four released in the week of May 23-29, for a two-week total of 12.34 billion minutes.The record for the most minutes watched within a single week was previously held by Netflix documentary series Tiger King and Ozark in the spring of 2020, who both topped 5 billion minutes during the coronavirus pandemic.Nielsen’s figures count all episodes of the series, although it’s likely the majority of the 7.2 billion minutes came from the first seven episodes of season four, released on May 27.The final two episodes of season four, including a finale that’s two hours and 20 minutes in length, arrived on Netflix today (July 1).Netflix announced earlier this year that Stranger Things would conclude with season five, teasing spin-offs are already in development.Speaking to NME about the show’s end, co-creator Matt Duffer said: “We do have an end.

season 4, the cast of the Netflix series teased to ET that all of the characters were in serious “danger” — and by the end of volume 1 it became increasingly clear that someone may not survive remaining the massive, action-packed chapters of volume 2. “There are characters who are in real, real danger,” said Natalia Dyer (Nancy). “Like, we haven’t been in as high stakes or potential danger before.

chill ?! That's the predicament viewers encountered Friday when a tsunami of fans tuned in at 3 a.m. ET for the release of  season 4 Volume 2, causing the streaming giant to crash for about a half hour.The highly anticipated release of the final two episodes of season 4 had so much demand that, according to, user reports of problems with Netflix spiked exponentially when Volume 2 dropped.

Netflix has announced a global virtual watch party to coincide with the final two episodes of Stranger Things season four.The event, set to air ahead of Volume Two’s release on Friday (July 1), will feature a live video Q&A with cast members David Harbour, Brett Gelman, Jamie Campbell Bower and Joseph Quinn hosted by Netflix Geeked’s Terri Schwartz.It will be followed by a virtual screening of episodes eight and nine “in a custom-curated theatre built to host thousands of guests” where fans can connect with each other in a live chat messenger and watch reactions from cast members.You can join the watch party by signing up on the official website here. Once you’ve RSVPed, you’ll be directed to create a profile on Scener and download a Google Chrome extension.⚡️ ARE ⚡️ YOU ⚡️ READY? ⚡join David Harbour, Brett Gelman, Jamie Campbell Bower and Joseph Quinn for a Q&A followed by a virtual watch party of STRANGER THINGS 4 Vol.

season 4 is here. And it promises to deliver a satisfying -- if not deadly -- end to the biggest, most watched installment of the Netflix original series from the Duffer Brothers. With Vecna showing no signs of slowing down, Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) struggling to regain her powers and the gang split between Hawkins, Indiana and California, things are not looking good as our favorite high school heroes prepare for the battle of their lives. And based on comments from the cast, notably Joseph Quinn, who joined this season with the breakout role as Eddie Munson, not everyone will make it out alive.

Stranger Things season four has released its first full-length trailer for the remaining two episodes. You can watch it below.Released today (June 21) by Netflix, the trailer gives us an action-packed look at the season’s “epic conclusion”, with the different groups of characters all readying to face their respective dilemmas.The trailer begins with an ominous warning from Dr.

the trailer for the back half of “Stranger Things” Season 4, which will wrap up the show’s penultimate season with two supersized episodes (one of them is an hour and 25 minutes, while the finale is two hours and 30 minutes). The first part of Season 4 of the ’80s sci-fi horror hit ended with everyone separated: Steve and Nancy are still in the Upside Down, while the villain Vecna revealed his backstory to both Nancy and Eleven. Eleven is still in the lab with Papa.

Even though there was a huge delay between Seasons 3 and 4 of “Stranger Things,” the Duffer Brothers’ massively popular Netflix series returned in May and, once again, became a juggernaut for the streaming service. But the episodes that dropped several weeks ago aren’t the entire season, and two more, super-sized, episodes are on the way.

Stranger Things actor Joseph Quinn has teased the ending of the Netflix hit’s fourth season, saying the action is “just carnage”.Volume two of the sci-fi thriller will premiere on July 1 with two feature-length episodes; the penultimate episode clocks in at one hour and 25 minutes, while the finale – the show’s longest instalment yet – runs for two hours and 30 minutes. A teaser trailer of the final two episodes was released earlier this month.In a new interview with The Guardian, Quinn – who plays this season’s new addition, the heavy-metal-loving, guitar-wielding Eddie Munson – spoke briefly about the secret ending of Stranger Things 4.Joking about the consequences of revealing anything – “They’ve got my family tied up somewhere and if I spoil anything, I’ll never see them again” – Quinn explained that a scene involving a guitar would feature in the season’s closing.

Stranger Things have expressed their regret over killing off a new character in the first episode of season four.Seven new episodes (or ‘chapters’) of the hit sci-fi fantasy landed on Netflix late last month, serving as the first volume of the current run. Two final instalments (titled ‘Papa’ and ‘The Piggyback’) will be released on July 1.In episode one of Stanger Things 4, viewers were introduced to popular Hawkins High student Chrissy Cunningham (played by Grace Van Dien) who’s experiencing distressing visions and other forms of psychological torment.As well as attending school counselling sessions, Chrissy meets up with Hellfire Club leader Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn) to buy some drugs.

Netflix has unveiled a first look at the second volume of Stranger Things season four.The brand-new images below show the characters uniting in their respective groups as they prepare for the season’s dramatic conclusion.The character groups still appear to be separated and faced with their own individual dilemmas, with those in Hawkins trying to find a way to defeat Vecna, Eleven trying to regain her powers, and Hopper still trying to escape Russia.The first seven episodes of Stranger Things season four were released on Netflix last month. Volume two will consist of two longer episodes, which will arrive on July 1.The eighth episode will be one hour and 25 minutes in length, while the finale will be the show’s longest instalment yet, running at two hours and 30 minutes.Ahead of the final two episodes, Netflix previously released a teaser trailer which picks up after the events of episode seven ‘The Massacre At Hawkins Lab’.

30-second teaser for, Netflix has shared five new images from the final chapters of the season, offering a sneak peek at the epic conclusion to come. Debuting on July 1, just ahead of the Independence Day weekend, the two remaining, feature-length episodes should finally see Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) regain her powers while the rest of the gang try to stop the Upside Down from taking over Hawkins, Indiana. Based on the new images, there looks to be plenty of Hawkins action, as newcomer and fan-favorite of season 4, Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn), takes a bigger role in the fight against Vecna. Meanwhile, Eleven is seen with Dr.