Why ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Isn’t Finished yet Revealed by Director

It’s been a few several years since Netflix’s Stranger Things took viewers by storm. Fans really resonated with the 80s throwback show. It’s quickly become one of Netflix’s most popular IPs but it’s been taking a very long time to get a new season.

It’s been over two years since season three was released and there hasn’t been a lot of information given for season four. It’s been a long delay but it will premiere at some point and is promised to be the biggest season yet.

During a discussion with Collider, show director and producer Shawn Levy revealed why it’s taking so long to finish season four.

“As much as it pains our viewers that it will have been so long, trust me, it pains [creators Matt and Ross Duffer], and I more,” Levy said. “It is a kind of perfect storm combination of COVID shutdown, slower pace of filming in COVID protocols and health protocols, which are necessary, and coincidentally we chose Season 4 to be by far–and I mean, by far, far, far–the most ambitious of the seasons.”

Levy also revealed that the show will be having some more locations in season four.

“So you kind of know we’ve got some action in Hawkins, we’ve got some action apparently in Russia, and we have an entire storyline set elsewhere that will soon come to light,” he said. “So this is the first season where we have this sprawling geography, multiple location shoots, and we’re doing it all against a backdrop of a world that has made filming slower longer in delay. So that’s why it’s taking so long.”

While the wait is long, it sounds like the show creators are expecting it to be worth it for fans.