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"The Hellfire Club"
Stranger Things episode
Episode no.Season 4
Episode 1
Directed byThe Duffer Brothers
Written byThe Duffer Brothers
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"Chapter One: The Hellfire Club" is the upcoming first episode of the fourth season[1] of the American science fiction horror mystery-thriller streaming television series Stranger Things. It is the twenty-sixth episode of the show overall. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the release date is unknown, but the episode is expected to premiere in late 2021 or early 2022. "The Hellfire Club" will star Winona Ryder, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, and Charlie Heaton, reprising their roles from previous Stranger Things seasons.

Cast and characters

Main article: List of Stranger Things characters

Main

Recurring

Production

Development

The fourth season was announced by Netflix on September 30th 2019.[8] [9][10] [11] A minute-long announcement teaser was released on YouTube, revealing the logo of the fourth season. The teaser also showed a ticking grandfather clock, along with the tagline "We're not in Hawkins anymore", leading news outlets to speculate and theorise that the show's new setting would be Russia. [12] The post credit scene of the third season finale (The Battle of Starcourt) was set in a Russian prison, further giving evidence about the show relocating to Russia.[13] It was initally unknown if David Harbour would return for the fourth season, as Hopper was thought to have been killed in an explosion after Joyce closed the Gate to the Upside Down, but in a teaser released in February 2020, Hopper was revealed to be alive, but stranded and working in a Russian prison. [14] It is also not known if Eleven / Jane Hopper will get her powers back in this episode, after losing them in the third season finale (The Battle of Starcourt). It is speculated that the season will take place in 1986, following on from Season 1 (1983), Season 2 (1984) and Season 3 (1985). It has also been speculated that if the season does indeed take place in 1986, then the Chernobyl nuclear disaster could tie into the season.

Writing

On November 6th, 2019 (Stranger Things Day—the day Will Byers went missing in the Upside Down in 1983), the show's writing room social media accounts revealed the title of the fourth season's first episode: "Chapter One: The Hellfire Club", and that it was written by The Duffer Brothers. In June 2020, the show's writing room social media accounts also released a photo of the completed scripts, showing that "The Hellfire Club" is the first episode in the eight-episode season. [15][16]

Casting

By November 1 2019, casting had begun to add four new male characters to the fourth season's line-up, with three of the roles being teenagers and one of them being an adult. The teenaged roles were characterized as ranging "from a metalhead to an entitled jock to a character that sounds an awful lot like the twin of Fast Times at Ridgemont High stoner Jeff Spicoli", while the adult character was tied to the Russian storyline introduced during the third season. On February 14, 2020, Netflix confirmed that Tom Wlaschiha had been cast as a Russian malefactor. It was reported on October 27, 2020 that Maya Hawke's brother, Levon Thurman-Hawke, was cast in an undisclosed role. On November 20, 2020, Jamie Campbell Bower, Eduardo Franco, and Joseph Quinn were cast as series regulars while Sherman Augustus, Mason Dye, Nikola Djuricko and Robert Englund joined the cast in recurring roles for the fourth season. It is currently unknown if the new characters will debut in "The Hellfire Club". [17] On January 27, 2021, Jamie Campbell Bower and Matthew Modine were spotted filming scenes in Atlanta, Georgia.

Release

"Chapter One: The Hellfire Club" will be released as the premiere episode of the fourth season of Stranger Things on Netflix. Fans have theorized that the streaming service provider will drop the season sometime in mid to late 2021, though due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is unknown when it will really be released.

Marketing

A teaser trailer released in mid Feburary 2020 was the first look at the season, which revealed the fate of Jim Hopper. It has since been revealed that the "Hellfire Club" is the name of a Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) group in the fourth season. [18] It is not known if the teaser trailer footage is from "The Hellfire Club" or another episode in the fourth season. In late 2020, star Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson) posted a selfie on social media, revealing the logo of The Hellfire Club. In early 2021, fans in Russia recieved mysterious packages, which included several Russian dolls, and a phone number. When called, a voicemail from Yuri (one of the fourth season's new characters) would play, revealing Yuri runs a smuggling business. It has been theorized that Joyce and Murray will be smuggled into the Russian prison where Hopper is being held in an attempt to break Hopper out. [19]

References

  1. ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_Things_(season_4)
  2. ^ Rose, Sundi (December 3, 2019). "Stranger Things Writers Confirm at Least One Character's Season 4 Return". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Otterson, Joe (February 21, 2020). "'Stranger Things' Ups Priah Ferguson to Series Regular for Season 4". Variety. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  4. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 3, 2020). "'Stranger Things' Season 4: 'Fleabag's Brett Gelman Upped To Series Regular". Deadline. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  5. ^ Chapman, Tom (February 18, 2020). "The Stranger Things trailer hid a Game of Thrones star in plain sight". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "Nikola Đuričko dobio ulogu u Netfliksovoj hit seriji "Stranger things"". Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  7. ^ He’s back! Dr. Brenner has resumed filming for #StrangerThings4!
  8. ^ https://ew.com/tv/2019/09/30/stranger-things-4-announced-new-teaser/"
  9. ^ https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/stranger-things-renewed-for-season-4-as-netflix-makes-overall-deal-with-the-duffer-brothers
  10. ^ https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/stranger-things-season-4-netflix-release-date.html
  11. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIiDY4WA0oo
  12. ^ https://ew.com/tv/2019/07/09/stranger-things-4-the-duffer-brothers-tease/
  13. ^ https://screenrant.com/stranger-things-season-3-post-credits-scene-american-explained/
  14. ^ https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/02/14/stranger-things-season-4-david-harbour-returns-hopper/4759570002/
  15. ^ https://www.eonline.com/news/1090483/stranger-things-reveals-the-first-title-of-season-
  16. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/B4i5CohFxp7/
  17. ^ https://deadline.com/2020/11/stranger-things-season-4-cast-additions-spoilers-details-hellfire-club-jamie-campbell-bower-eduardo-franco-tom-wlaschiha-sherman-augustus-mason-dye-nikola-djuricko-robert-englund-1234619384/
  18. ^ https://screenrant.com/stranger-things-season-4-hellfire-club-details-revealed/
  19. ^ https://www.capitalfm.com/news/tv-film/stranger-things-russia-season-4-voice-note/


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