Finn Wolfhard Compares Stranger Things Season 4 To Harry Potter
Stranger Things’ Finn Wolfhard compares the darker season 4 to the evolution of the Harry Potter franchise as it matured with its cast and audience. Matt and Ross Duffer’s hit Netflix series premiered back in 2016, introducing audiences to telekinetic teenager Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown). Her incredible origins draw the inhabitants of Hawkins, Indiana into a government conspiracy and, in turn, the Upside Down. In addition to Eleven, Stranger Things’ cast of characters includes Will (Noah Schnapp), Mike (Wolfhard), Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), Erica (Priah Ferguson), Max (Sadie Sink), Nancy (Natalia Dyer), Jonathan (Charlie Heaton), Steve (Joe Keery), Robin (Maya Hawke), Jim Hopper (David Harbour), and Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder).
Stranger Things’ success is thanks in large part to its nostalgic tone, which harkens back to major 80s classics like The Goonies, E.T., and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Being set in 1983, season 1 finds its younger characters in middle school, and Nancy, Jonathan, and Steve in high school. The latter group has since graduated and the former is about to be freshmen by the end of season 3. Taking place months after Eleven and the Byers clan moved away from Hawkins, Stranger Things season 4 is set during spring break in 1986. Stranger Things is very much a coming-of-age story, following a group of growing teens as they combat other-worldly problems—something that can also be said about the Harry Potter franchise.
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During Screen Rant’s virtual Stranger Things set visitlast year, Finn Wolfhard spoke about the highly-anticipated season 4 in a group interview. Describing the show’s
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