Stranger Things Season 4 Episode Length Explained By Producer
Stranger Things executive producer Matthew Thunell explains why some of the episodes in season 4 are so long. Since first airing in 2016, Stranger Things has become one of Netflix's most popular shows. The series, which takes place in the 1980s and is inspired by films like E.T., Back to the Future, The Goonies, and a host of others, tells the story of a group of youngsters in Hawkins, Indiana, who find themselves contending with government conspiracies and terrifying interdimensional monsters.
Season 3 of Stranger Things ends with Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and the Byers family moving to California, a plot thread that looks to be continuing in season 4. Initial trailers for the upcoming season tease action across three major locations – Hawkins, California, and Soviet Russia – and an increased focus on Sadie Sink's character, Max. Acting as the penultimate season of the show, Stranger Things season 4 has been split up into two parts, with several of the episodes clocking in at well over an hour. Much to the surprise of many fans, the Stranger Things season 4 finale is said to run close to two-and-a-half hours.
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In a new interview with Variety, Thunell explains the reasoning behind the supersized episode lengths, revealing that it ultimately comes down to giving all the characters enough time to shine. According to Thunell, with the show now boasting such a large ensemble of characters, the Duffer Brothers, the show's creators, wanted to make sure that each and every storyline gets the time it deserves. Check out Thunell's full comment below:
“It was always the central creative vision of the season to have these episodes be the way that they
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