Meanwhile, the official season 4 trailer, which made its way online on April 12, also contains some footage that'll make up episodes 8 and 9. There are snippets in there – Eddie Munson shredding the guitar, for instance – that we've yet to see in the show's fourth season. Our advice? Go and rewatch it multiple times to get an idea of what's to come in volume 2. Unfortunately, Stranger Things season 3 hasn’t been officially released on Blu-Ray or DVD like the first two seasons. It’s unclear when or if Netflix will choose to release the season on home video for fans to collect, but there’s definitely demand for the season to be released. And it seems that the Duffer brothers are up for that. Speaking to SFX Magazine (via Digital Spy), Matt Duffer said: "We haven't told anyone our plans, not even Netflix! We have some ideas. In terms of if we were to do any sort of spinoff, or any continuation ofStranger Things, for us the bar was always 'Is the idea exciting enough that we feel the pull of wanting to do it again?' I want to feel the pull of 'God I really want to do this. I feel really, really excited about this.' So that's why we're being careful about what that is and whether we move forward with it or not."

In December 2022, we got word about one of the new spin-offs, described as an anime series set in Tokyo during the 1980s. The logline we have for the new anime series, which hasn’t been officially confirmed, is as follows: Some of those hugely emotive moments sounds like it'll be between Eleven and Doctor Brenner. Teasing what's to come between the pair in volume 2, Matt Duffer told Tudum: "They have some scenes together [in Volume 2] that are, I think, the best acting either of them have ever done." Color us curious. Being a writer is a hard job. It deserves respect. If we respect each other, we can cultivate a kinder, more inclusive, more collaborative environment for everyone that’d be nice.” It sounds like we may have to say goodbye to a key character or two as well. Speaking to The Wrap, Noah Schnapp (Will Byers) said: "One of us willdie. Or more. The cast is so big." That was in response to Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven) suggested that the main cast are all afraid of being killed off by the Duffer brothers. Since Stranger Things seasons 1 and 2 each received a Blu-Ray/DVD combo releases, diehards have been wondering for years whether season 3 would follow suit with a cool home video set to add to their collection. For some reason, the set wasn’t released after the season dropped in 2019.

Teasing more about their first planned spin-off series, Ross Duffer told EW: "There's a version of it developing in parallel [to season 5], but they would never shoot it parallell. I think actually we're going to start delving into that soon as we're winding down and finishing these visual effects, Matt and I are going to start getting into it." With a year of filming planned and potentially not starting until the end of Summer or even into the Fall, any hope of a 2024 release date is over; we now expect Stranger Things season 5 to be released on Netflix sometime in the Spring or Summer of 2025 at the absolute earliest. Finally, Jonathan, Argyle, Will, Mike, and Suzie are en route to Nevada to find Eleven. Who knows who or what they'll find if they get there in time. There’s been no indication in the lead-up to Stranger Things season 4 that season 3 will have an official home video release, from Target or any other retailer. The first two sets arrived one year after their drops on Netflix, but it’s been nearly three since season 3 premiered. No, Stranger Things season 4 won't be the series' final instalment, but it won't be around for much longer. The Duffer brothers have confirmed that the next season – i.e. season 5 – will be the final one in the mainline story. Adding to the Duffer brothers' comments, executive producer Shawn Levy told ScreenRant that the duo "didn't want the show to run out of fumes" and outstay its welcome.

On May 6th, the Duffers wrote on the Stranger Writers account that ruled out any filming taking place without the involvement of the writer’s posting: Elaborating on what we can expect from a character development perspective in volume 2, Matt Duffer told EW: "We have a lot of big character emotional reveals and payoffs in the final two episodes, so I don't want to say too much."This emotional arc for him is what we feel is going to hopefully tie the whole series together. Will is used to being the young one, the introverted one, the one that’s being protected. So part of his journey, it’s not just sexuality — it’s Will coming into his own as a young man.” What will happen to the gates?