Stranger Things 4 announced as season 3 begins filming!

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

I don't know about you, but I really enjoyed the second season of Netflix original series STRANGER THINGS. In fact, I think season 2 was better than season 1. And thus I'm counting down the days until STRANGER THINGS 3 hits the streaming giant.

And speaking of STRANGER THINGS 3 today we have word via Collider that the third season has officially begun filming! Producer Shawn Levy broke the news and also talked about some other shite including returning season 2 directors and the possibility of STRANGER THINGS 4.

Producer Shawn Levy on STRANGER THINGS 3:

I’m once again directing the third and fourth episodes so that I can give the Duffers a breather, and send them back into the writing cave, so that they can buff out the rest of the season. That’s why I took on these episodes in Season One, and now the three of us are just a little too superstitious to mess with what’s worked so far. The prep beyond that, it’s really a similar juggling act where the Duffers, because they always understandably want to direct the kick-off episodes, they have to juggle their limited time between writing and re-writing and prepping as directors, all at the same time.

Will Andrew Stanton be back to direct?

No, you know what? We had some schedule issues trying to figure out how to bring Andrew back, because we were beyond thrilled with him as a human being and his episodes. So the only answer I can give you today is it’s not Stanton, though we very much hope to keep him in the director club of Stranger Things as we move on to other seasons.

Will there be a STRANGER THINGS 4?

I mean I will say we have a good sense of stuff that happens in Season Four. Season Four is definitely happening. There’s very much the possibility of a season beyond that one, that’s currently undecided. And what I would just say is part of the chaos and fun of this particular show is that while the Duffers and the writer’s room and we producers outline the entire season, the Duffers really use the writing process to revisit, reassess and question all of their prior assumption. So even though we always start off with a good sense of the major arcs of the season. We’re always ready for shifts and surprises because if the Duffers stumble into a different or surprising inspiration while they rewrite the script, we’re going to follow that inspiration and throw out some ideas in order to embrace some new ones that are more exciting. And I have no doubt that Season 3 will be no exception.

A release date for the new season has not been announced so stick with us as we hear more. Are you excited about the upcoming third season? Make sure to hit us up and let us know what you think in the comments below or on social media!

The series stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Millie Bobby Brown, Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo, Cara Buono, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Dacre Montgomery, Sadie Sink, Sean Astin, and Paul Reiser. 

STRANGER THINGS 2 is now streaming on Netflix.