{"id":15612,"date":"2022-05-18T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1647459"},"modified":"2022-05-18T10:30:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T08:30:08","slug":"stranger-things-season-4-is-more-than-an-hour-for-each-episode","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/stranger-things-season-4-is-more-than-an-hour-for-each-episode\/","title":{"rendered":"Stranger Things season 4 is \u201cmore than an hour for each episode\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 18 May 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 been several years since we last saw Eleven, Mike and the rest of the Hawkins gang \u2013 however, judging by the recent comments by\u00a0the stars of <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> season 4, the upcoming episodes are set to make-up for lost time.<\/p>\n<p>The show\u2019s star Joe Keery has spoken about the length of the news episodes, revealing that the upcoming season is \u201cso much bigger\u201d than the previous three.<\/p>\n<p>While the first three seasons consisted of either eight or nine episodes, with runtimes between 45 and 77 minutes, season 4 will be released in two volumes, with the first set of episodes arriving on 28th May and the rest arriving in July.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press, Keery \u2013 who plays Steve Harrington on the show \u2013 said that there\u2019s \u201cdefinitely more than an hour for each episode\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPersonally, I feel like it\u2019s one story,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s how we all read it, I think. But I think just because of the scope of the show is so large, it makes sense that this season is split into two different parts.\u201d<\/p> <p>While new cast member Joseph Quinn, who plays Eddie Munson in season 4, added: \u201cThe scale of the whole thing [is massive].<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think, conceptually, I\u2019m looking forward to people seeing it. It\u2019s just so much bigger and darker, and I think that people aren\u2019t really going to expect it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming season will pick up six months after the Battle of Starcourt, with Eleven (Millie Bobbie Brown) and Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) navigating their new life outside of Hawkins while the group begin to realise that there\u2019s still a malevolent force to be taken down.<\/p>\n<p>As for how the show will end, Stranger Things creator Matt and Ross Duffer have confirmed that season 5 will be the show\u2019s last and that <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/stranger-things-season-5-creators-ending-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">they already have a \u201crough sketch\u201d for its conclusion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Sab Astley.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<p><strong>Check out our guides to the\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/what-to-watch-tv\/best-tv-shows-netflix\/&quot;\"><b>best series on Netflix<\/b><\/a><\/span><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\"><b>\u00a0and the\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/what-to-watch\/netflix-best-movies\/&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;s3&quot;\"><b>best movies on Netflix<\/b><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"&quot;post__content-end\" row=\"\" hidden-print=\"\">\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\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. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong><strong>isten to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lauren Morris Published: Wednesday, 18 May 2022 at 12:00 am It\u2019s been several years since we last saw Eleven, Mike and the rest of the Hawkins gang \u2013 however, judging by the recent comments by\u00a0the stars of Stranger Things season 4, the upcoming episodes are set to make-up for lost time. 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