Stranger Things season 4 trailer, release date, cast, and synopsis

It has been almost three years since we last saw the Stranger Things gang’s defeat of the Mindflayer in Hawkins’ Starcourt Mall, and the trailer for the show’s fourth season on Netflix is finally here!

Read on to view the trailer and for everything else you need to know about the upcoming episodes, including the release date, cast, and synopsis. Spoilers ahead!

Stranger Things season 4 trailer

The Stranger Things trailer dropped on April 12, giving viewers a real glimpse at what to expect. The main Hawkins gang are back, as well as a few new characters. Take a look below!

Stranger Things season 4 release date

The trailer shows that the episodes will be coming to Netflix in two parts, with the first batch of episodes coming on May 27, and the other half releasing on July 1. The episodes will each be over one hour long, according to the show’s creators The Duffer Brothers.

Stranger Things season 4 cast

So far, the cast of Stranger Things season 4 is looking largely intact, with all of the main kids’ cast reprising their roles as well as parents and the newcomers of season 3. The cast so far is as follows:

The Kids

• Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven
• Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler
• Noah Schnapp as Will Byers
• Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair
• Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson
• Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield
• Priah Ferguson as Erica Sinclair

The Young Adults

• Natalie Dyer as Nancy Wheeler
• Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers
• Joe Keery as Steve Harrington
• Maya Hawke as Robin Buckley

The Grown Ups

• Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers
• David Harbour as Jim Hopper
• Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler
• Brett Gelman as Murray Bauman

We are also going to be seeing the new faces of Jamie Campbell Bower (Twilight, Harry Potter, The Mortal Instruments), Eduardo Franco (American Vandal, Booksmart) and Joseph Quinn (Game of Thrones) throughout the show.

Stranger Things season 4 synopsis

From the trailer, it is clear that the Hawkins gang will once again be facing the fearsome creatures from the Upside Down dimension, having only defeated a physical manifestation of the Mindflayer made of organic flesh and matter in season 3.

After struggling to get used to new lives (with Max losing her brother Billy, and Eleven and Will moving away from Hawkins for a fresh start) things feel very shaken up. Police Chief Hopper, originally presumed to be dead at the end of season 3’s finale episode, is revealed as very much alive in what looks to be a Russian complex, whilst Eleven and the Hawkins kids are drawn into more danger, needed to fight a “war” related to the Upside Down.

With everything from new monsters, explosive warfare, and powers from unexpected characters, Stranger Things season 4 is shaping up to be just as beloved as it has been since its 2016 inception.