'Stranger Things 4' has already racked up over 1 billion hours viewed

Source: Netflix

Stranger Things 4 hasn't quite beaten Squid Game's record. But it does set one for an English-language title. Netflix claims the show has racked up 1.15 billion hours of viewing time within the first 28 days of each of the last two episodes. The first seven episodes had a viewing time of 930.32 million hours within 28 days of their debut. While episodes 8 and 9 reached 221 million hours viewed within the week of June 27 and July 3.

Squid Game still holds the record for most hours viewed, crossing 1.65 billion within its first 28 days of release. It is still the streaming service's most-viewed show. But as Engadget noted, Stranger Things could overtake it since it's still a few days since the last two episodes came out. We don't know how Stranger Things' popularity has affected its subscriber numbers. Its subscriber growth was at its peak when Squid Game blew up. But it lost around 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2022 due to stiffer competition and account sharing.

Here's another look at 'Stranger Things' season 4

If you've been excitedly waiting for Stranger Things to come back, this update is for you. During this weekend's Tudum event, Netflix released a new trailer for the show's fourth season, which will come out sometime in 2022. Season 3 was released on July 4, 2019, so the new season is a long time coming. 

The 1:36 clip is titled Creel House and shows what the home was back in the day until seemingly creepy things happened, and now the Stranger Things gang seems to be investigating it. What are you waiting to find out in this new season?

'Stranger Things' Season 4 teaser gives us a clue about returning cast members

We don't know when the next season of Stranger Things will be coming to Netflix. But a new behind-the-scenes clip gives us a look at a table read done for season four. The '80s-style footage clues us in about who is coming back. As expected, we see the stars Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Noah Schnapp (Will), Finn Wolfhard (Mike), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin), and Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas). But then we also see returnees we weren't sure would be coming back, including Cara Buono (Karen), Maya Hawke (Robin), Winona Ryder (Joyce), Sadie Sink (Max), Charlie Heaton (Jonathan), Natalia Dyer (Nancy), and a bald David Harbour (Hopper). Now, let's just hope we get a release date soon, so we know we can start our countdown.

Source: GamesRadar+

Netflix renews 'Stranger Things' for Season 4, signs multi-year deal with its creators

Being the streaming service's most popular original series, it comes as no surprise that Stranger Things is getting a new season. But it looks like they won't take place in Hawkins anymore. The announcement video above and tweets from official Netflix and Stranger Things accounts all say the same thing: "We're not in Hawkins Anymore." Hawkins, Indiana has been the setting for the first three seasons of the show. Beyond this reveal though, we don't have information on the specific release date nor do we know if this will be the final season for the show itself.

However, it won't be the last time we'll see the Duffer brothers work with Netflix as Matt and Ross Duffer signed a multi-year film and TV content deal with the streaming service. We don't know the specific terms, but rumour has it that it's a nine-figure contract. We also don't know if this means more Stranger Things-related material or entirely new stories.

Source: Vox