“I think most would probably say it’s the scariest out of the previous three, which I love because it’s very fun to film,” Gaten Matarazzo, who plays Dustin Henderson

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One of the biggest mysteries following the season 3 finale, which debuted in July 2019, was whether Jim Hopper (Harbour) was truly dead.

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Fans got a glimpse at the answer during the first teaser for season 4, which was released in February 2020 and showed Hopper in Russia after he seemingly vanished in a mysterious machine.

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Netflix released the first trailer for season 4 in April 2022, and it looks like the Hawkins gang will need to start preparing for battle. "A war is coming.

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Your friends in Hawkins are very much in the eye of a storm," Dr. Owens warns Eleven at one point. "I don’t know how to say this other than just to say it — without you, we can’t win this war."

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