Duffer Brothers open up on what to expect from Netflix's Stranger Things 4

Stranger Things 4: Volume 1 is set to premiere on Netflix on May 27. Ahead of it release, Duffer Brothers tell us what to expect from the new season.

Stranger Things Seaosn 4, the much-anticipated series, is set to premiere on Netflix in a week's time. The penultimate season of the sci-fi drama will be dropping on the OTT platform on May 27. The series, which is a homage to 1980s genre films, first premiered on Netflix in 2016. The Duffer Brothers, Matt and Ross Duffer, who are writers, directors, and showrunners of the series, have spoken on what's in store for the viewers in the new season.

Recently Netflix unveiled the first look and trailer of Stranger Things 4, which took the internet by storm, and the fans are now eagerly waiting for the series. Speaking about what makes Stranger Things 4 different from previous seasons, Matt Duffer said, “We call this our GAME OF THRONES season because we have so many different locations. The fact that we’re as spread out as we are this year defines the season more than anything. I think that’s what makes it a very unique and special season of Stranger Things. We have Hawkins, of course, as always, but then on top of that we have California and Russia. We have storylines in those three major locations, and each has a very distinct feel and look. And all these storylines, disparate as they are, do end up, eventually and inevitably, coming together. It’s a very unique season."

Sharing about Stranger Things 4, Ross Duffer added, “We had a lot of fun with the fact that Season Three was set in summer, and it was really technicolor and bright and very poppy. We saw it as our summer blockbuster, but it had one of the darker endings with Hopper being gone and our group splitting up. We continue with that darkness this season. It’s about dread, and it’s also about revelations. We have so many ideas that we accumulate over the years, and this season it feels like we’re finally bringing almost all of them to life. We learn more this season than we ever have about our mythology. We learn a lot about the Upside Down and what this evil force that’s been threatening Hawkins all these years really wants. It’s exciting for us, because a lot of the story is uncovered this season. Overall, I would say that the tone is certainly darker than it’s been. The goal was to make this the scariest season yet.”

Stranger Things 4: Volume 1 premiered on May 27 on Netflix.