When is Stranger Things 3 on Netflix? Who is in the cast, and what is going to happen?

Everything you need to know about the upcoming third season of Netflix's sci-fi hit

Netflix’s Stranger Things season three was a dead cert even before the second season dropped to widespread hysteria in October 2017, and the company made it official late last year.

And while it looks as if we will have a bit of a longer wait this time around, there are plenty of reasons to get excited now. Find out everything we know about Stranger Things 3 below.

When is Stranger Things 3 released on Netflix?

Netflix’s vice president of original programming Cindy Holland then confirmed that season three would not be released until summer 2019, saying however that the delay will be “worth the wait”.

“[Creators] The Duffer Brothers and [producer] Shawn Levy, they understand the stakes are high,” she said. “They want to deliver something bigger and better than last year. I think it’s going to be a fantastic season. It will be worth the wait.”

On 10th November 2018, David Harbour confirmed that he had finished filming and that he was looking forward to shaving off his moustache.

The summer 2019 release ties in with the recent mall teaser, which first hinted at a summer release.

In September 2018, executive producer and director Shawn Levy said during the Emmys that “cinematically, it’s our biggest season yet”, which perhaps goes some way to explain the additional time required to film season three. He also stated that filming would wrap before the end of the year.

Netflix recently celebrated the first-ever Stranger Things Day on Tuesday 6th November 2018. Millie Bobby Brown said she couldn’t wait for fans to see the new episodes as she shared a message from the cast to mark the occasion.

As for new additions: fresh off last year’s BBC adaptation of Little Women, Maya Thurman-Hawke (daughter of Uma and Ethan) will join up with the main cast as Robin, a new character who uncovers a “dark secret” in Hawkins.

Executive Producer Shawn Levy told Glamour back in January that season three would “deal with forces of evil that are new”, but an interview with the Duffer brothers suggests that the usual Upside Down monsters will likely still be in the picture.

“They’ve shut the door on the Mind Flayer, but not only is it still there in the Upside Down, but it also’s very much aware of the kids, and particularly Eleven,” Ross Duffer told The Hollywood Reporter.

                                     

“It had not encountered her and her powers until that final episode. Now, it knows that she’s out there. We wanted to end on a little bit of an ominous note.”

And, last but not least, we’ve been promised more “dad Steve”, and the continuation of his bromance with Dustin.

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