{"id":11292,"date":"2022-02-17T17:02:39","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T16:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1587328"},"modified":"2022-02-17T17:14:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T16:14:08","slug":"stranger-things-announces-season-4-release-date-and-confirms-last-season-5","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/stranger-things-announces-season-4-release-date-and-confirms-last-season-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Stranger Things announces season 4 release date and confirms \u201clast\u201d season 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Huw Fullerton\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 17 February 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>It\u2019s the beginning of the end for Hawkins, Eleven and the Upside-Down, with <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/stranger-things-season-4-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Stranger Things<\/a> creators The Duffer Brothers announcing some big next steps for the beloved Netflix sci-fi series.<\/p>\n<p>The good news: fans don\u2019t have too long to wait until season 4, with the first episodes debuting on <strong>27th May<\/strong>. Oh, and there\u2019s a load of new posters teasing locations from the new season, which is always nice.<\/p>\n<p>The slightly-less good news: the nine-episode season 4 will be split into two halves, with the second load of episodes released on Netflix five weeks later on July 1st.<\/p> <p>The potentially upsetting news? The Duffers also revealed that after the split season 4, season 5 will be the final instalment in the Stranger Things story, concluding the series for good.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Every ending has a beginning. Vol. 1 is coming May 27. Vol. 2 is coming July 1. <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/nw8IYqQzil&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/nw8IYqQzil<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Stranger Things (@Stranger_Things) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stranger_Things\/status\/1494340908682289153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">February 17, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>\u201cGiven the unprecedented length, and to get it to you as soon as possible, Season 4 will be released in two volumes,\u201d The Duffer Brothers said in a statement. \u201cVolume One will release on May 27th; Volume Two will released five weeks later on July 1st.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s coming soon. And it\u2019s bigger than ever,\u201d they added. \u201cIt\u2019s also the beginning of the end.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">001. Russia. Getting the band back together. Bring a jacket. <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/QiqTqRfNR9&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/QiqTqRfNR9<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/NetflixGeeked\/status\/1494325797527572486?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">February 17, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>\u201cSeven years ago, we planned out the complete story arc for Stranger Things. At the time, we predicted the story would last four to five seasons. It proved too large to tell in four, but \u2013 as you\u2019ll soon see for yourselves \u2013 we are now hurtling toward our finale. Season 4 will be the penultimate season; season 5 will be the last.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The news is bound to give fans some mixed feelings, with plenty excited that the series \u2013 which follows a group of children and adults in 1980s Indiana who get caught up in extradimensional monster attacks \u2013 will be back after a fairly long absence, while others are more upset that the end is in sight.<\/p>\n<p>Still, before that end fans still have plenty to dig into in the longest-ever season. Will Hopper escape from the Russian prison? What\u2019s up with the creepy house? And why is there another Demogorgon out in the world?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">003. Creel House. Tick-tock. <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/A2HKrSP0lA&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/A2HKrSP0lA<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/NetflixGeeked\/status\/1494333346226184192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">February 17, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Meanwhile, the official synopsis suggests yet another monster might be troubling our heroes as they recover from the events of 2019\u2019s Stranger Things 3\u2026<\/p>\n<p><em>It\u2019s been six months since the Battle of Starcourt, which brought terror and destruction to Hawkins. Struggling with the aftermath, our group of friends are separated for the first time \u2013 and navigating the complexities of high school hasn\u2019t made things any easier. In this most vulnerable time, a new and horrifying supernatural threat surfaces, presenting a gruesome mystery that, if solved, might finally put an end to the horrors of the Upside Down.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The series stars David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Winona Ryder, Maya Hawke and Joe Keery among a larger ensemble cast, with new characters (aka \u201cunexpected heroes) also teased for the new season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are still many more exciting stories to tell within the world of Stranger Things; new mysteries, new adventures, new unexpected heroes,\u201d the Duffers\u2019 open letter continues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut first we hope that you stay with us as we finish this tale of a powerful girl named Eleven and her brave friends, of a broken police chief and a ferocious mom, of a small town called Hawkins and an alternate dimension known only as the Upside Down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As if we\u2019d go anywhere else.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/stranger-things-season-4-trailer-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Stranger Things season 4 trailer is explosive and reveals new plot details<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/stranger-things-season-4-cast-maya-hawke-rumour-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Maya Hawke shoots down Stranger Things season 4 cast rumour<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/stranger-things-season-4-mesed-up-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Stranger Things season 4 is \u201cgoing to freak people out a lot\u201d, warns Finn Wolfhard<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Stranger Things 4 Volume 1 comes to Netflix on the 27th May. For more, check out our dedicated <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\">Sci-Fi<\/a> page or our full <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. 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