‘Stranger Things’ season four images reveal first look at volume two

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.

, it might be Steve Harrington. Though the character started as a guest star for season 1, the beloved high school student joined the main cast in season 2 and has stayed there -- wedged permanently into fans' hearts -- ever since.

Stranger Things are working on a new Netflix series with Gemma Chan.Production company 21 Laps has optioned Pim Wangtechawat’s forthcoming debut novel The Moon Represents My Heart to make a limited series.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Eternals star Gemma Chan is set to both executive produce and act in the project, telling the story of a British-Chinese family who can secretly time travel.Chan will next be starring in Olivia Wilde’s new film Don’t Worry Darling, and has an executive producer credit on an upcoming biopic about Anna May Wong.Stranger Things returned to Netflix today (July 1) for the second part of season four.The complete official soundtrack was also released on Spotify, with additions from the second part including Metallica‘s ‘Master Of Puppets’, Siouxsie And The Banshees‘ ‘Spellbound’, James Taylor‘s ‘Fire And Rain’ and Rick Derringer’s ‘Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo (Single Version)’.Other artists on the soundtrack include The Beach Boys, Talking Heads, KISS, The Cramps and Dead Or Alive.A CD edition is set to arrive on September 9 ahead of a special 2LP 12″ vinyl pressing of the album being released on November 4. Both versions are available to pre-order from here.Kate Bush recently broke three Guinness World Records with ‘Running Up That Hill’ after the 1985 classic featured prominently in Stranger Things 4.The song – which appears on Bush’s fifth studio album, ‘Hounds Of Love’ – reached Number One on the UK singles chart earlier this month (June 17) almost 37 years on from its initial release.

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.

Stranger Things 4 soundtrack has been revealed – you can stream the collection in full below.Netflix today (July 1) released the final two episodes of the hit sci-fi fantasy series’ fourth season (titled ‘Papa’ and ‘The Piggyback’) after dropping the first seven instalments late last month.The tunes from the first volume of Stranger Things 4 – including Kate Bush‘s record-breaking ‘Running Up That Hill’ – appear on ‘Stranger Things: Soundtrack From The Netflix Series, Season 4’, which has now been completed by a further six songs from episodes eight and nine.The new additions are as follows: Metallica‘s ‘Master Of Puppets’, Siouxsie And The Banshees‘ ‘Spellbound’, James Taylor‘s ‘Fire And Rain’, Rick Derringer’s ‘Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo (Single Version)’, and Steve Perry & Bryce Miller’s new extended remix of ‘Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)’ by Journey.Other artists to feature include The Beach Boys, Talking Heads, KISS, The Cramps and Dead Or Alive.Fans can listen to the entire soundtrack through their desired online streaming platform here, or via Spotify below.A CD edition is set to arrive on September 9 ahead of a special 2LP 12″ vinyl pressing of the album being released on November 4. Both versions are available to pre-order from here.The full tracklist is as follows:1. ‘Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) (Bryce Miller/Alloy Tracks Remix)’ – Journey with Steve Perry2. ‘California Dreamin’ – The Beach Boys3. ‘Psycho Killer’ – Talking Heads4. ‘Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)’ – Kate Bush5. ‘You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)’ – Dead Or Alive6. ‘Chica Mejicanita’ – Mae Arnette7. ‘Play With Me’ – Extreme8. ‘Detroit Rock City (Single Version)’ – KISS9. ‘I Was A Teenage Werewolf’ – The Cramps10. ‘Pass The Dutchie’ –

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 season four has officially become Netflix‘s most-watched English-language TV show.The fourth season has set the record for most hours viewed in a show’s first 28 days. The sci-fi series didn’t need the full four weeks to set to record, achieving it in 17 days.According to Netflix, Stranger Things season four amassed 781.04 million hours viewed in its first two and half weeks, breaking the record previously held by Bridgerton season 2.In the past week, the show has been watched for a further 159.24 million hours.Stranger Things season four managed to break the viewership record without the help of its final two episodes, which will arrive on Netflix on July 1.

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.

Stranger Things star Jamie Campbell Bower listened to Placebo‘s cover of ‘Running Up That Hill’ to help him get out of character as Vecna.The original version of the song, performed by Kate Bush, has found renewed popularity after featuring regularly in the fourth season of Stranger Things.However, when trying to get out of the mindset of a demon-like creature who pounces on the fears of his prey, Bower found Placebo’s 2006 version to be particularly helpful.“When I was prepping for Vecna, to get into Vecna, I would use a lot of bands like Sun 0))), Carpathian Forest, Darkthrone, Mayhem,” the actor recently reveal on the Kyle Meredith With… podcast.“A lot of black metal kind of stuff that I just really latched onto and thought, ‘Wow, this is great.’ There’s also something about the sensitivity in the way black metal is made and their belief system which I really fucking vibe with.“That was Vecna getting into Vecna,” he continued, before going on to explain how he got out of character.“Escaping Vecna… I’m a huge fan of Placebo,” he said. “I love Placebo.

Gaten Matarazzo looked loved up with girlfriend Elizabeth Yu as the pair hit the red carpet at this year's Tony Awards. The Stranger Things star, 19, was pictured with his arm wrapped around his partner and grinning at the camera ahead of the awards ceremony in New York city on Sunday evening. The actor wore a rich brown blazer and matching trousers, with the jacket having a black trim and combined perfectly with a black buttoned shirt, black bowtie, and black loafers.

“Stranger Things” just really loves its pastiche nostalgia. Season one felt like Amblin, the best of Steven Spielberg or “Goonies” with a sci-fi twist.