A Stranger Things season 4 time jump is officially confirmed thanks to Netflix releasing another teaser trailer. Although the first season 4 teaser was released all the way back in February of 2020, production was stalled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ultimately delaying further looks at the series and the release date itself. Luckily, the final Stranger Things season 4 teaser trailer reveals how, where, and when the show will pick up after the season 3 finale.
Season 3 ended with a number of game-changing events and reveals. Between Eleven seemingly losing her powers, Hopper's death (or rather, supposed teleportation to Russia,) and the Byers family and Eleven leaving Hawkins, it's clear that the upcoming season has a lot of ground to cover. Of course, with season 4 already promising to introduce more twists and turns such as the Creel House's exploding clock, it's likely that the gang will be reunited once more before too long.
Thankfully, the mystery of exactly when Stranger Things season 4 will take place is answered immediately in the latest trailer. The trailer opens with Eleven's voice saying "Dear Mike. Today is day one-hundred eighty-five." It's also revealed that Eleven and the Byers have moved to California, and Eleven's voice is a narration of a letter she's writing to Mike back in Indiana. Eleven's spring break is just days away, and she plans to see Mike during her vacation. If Eleven's letter to Mike is written at the start of season 4, then the season takes place in the spring of 1986, just about six months after the end of season 3.
There's also a high likelihood that Stranger Things season 4 will feature a number of flashbacks, with a 1950's Creel House flashback already revealed in a previous trailer. A flashback detailing Hopper's survival and captivity in Russia would be a welcome one as well, especially given that the Russians were shown to have a captive Demogorgon at the end of season 3. As Matthew Modine's Dr. Brenner/Papa is also shown to be alive in a season 4 teaser, more flashbacks may be in order to explain how he escaped almost certain death in season 1.
Ultimately, Stranger Things season 4's time jump is a smart decision for the show. Previous seasons have made a point to center around important holidays in the lives of kids and teenagers such as Halloween and summer break, so a season set during spring break feels like a natural choice. While it isn't an issue for adult characters such as Jim Hopper, the six-month jump also helps (though perhaps not sufficiently) explain the real-life growth of series stars such as Noah Schnapp (Will Byers), Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), and Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven). Until the season is released, however, hungry fans will have to get by on the Stranger Things trailer's promise that season 4 will be "the best spring break ever."
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