Fans of Hawkins, Indiana and the Upside Down will finally get to revisit their favorite characters when Stranger Things returns for its much-anticipated third season on Netflix in July 2019. Whether you’re a longtime fan or a relative newcomer, be sure to read this before you watch.
Most of the details about Stranger Things 3 are being kept under wraps, but we do know a few things to expect from the new season.
For one thing, we’ll get to see the kids hanging out together in summer for the first time, which means no more battling monsters in between classes and instead battling monsters between visits to the community pool and Hawkins’ brand new mall. We don’t yet know what the new threat will be exactly, but we also don’t know if the Mind Flayer from season 2 is completely out of the picture yet. There are also sure to be plenty of problems beyond the creatures from the Upside Down, in the form of the apparently corrupt Mayor Kline, played by Cary Elwes.
In terms of where the characters will be when the new season starts, we know from the most recent trailer that Dustin has just returned from summer camp. Several relationships from season 2 will carry over as well, including the father-daughter dynamic between Sheriff Hopper and Eleven and the romantic ties between Eleven and Mike, and Lucas and Max. Our favorite Hawkins kids are growing up so fast!
The first season of Stranger Things is set in November of 1983, while the second season picks up nearly a year later, kicking things off in Halloween of 1984. Make sure you watch this before you see Stranger Things season 3!
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The story so far… | 0:18
Try to stay alive in 1985 | 1:16
The new class | 1:54
New threats | 3:09
Hawkins expands again | 4:26
Hinting at battles and bites | 5:19
Reference material | 5:53
It’s gonna get gross | 7:08
Take a look, it’s in a book | 8:07
Why the long wait? | 9:17
Will there be a season 4? | 10:12