‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Might Be Back To 9 Episodes
Stranger Things4feels even more faraway since production on the Netflix flagship sci-fi horror series was forced tohalt in Marchdue to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. But things may be getting lively again in Hawkins, Indiana. A new social media post from theStranger Thingswriters room gave us a sneak peek at the scripts for the complete season — or rather, a sneak peek at thenumberof scripts. While we couldn’t see any of the content on the pages, there were noticeably nine scripts in total, which might suggest thatStranger Things 4will run for nine episodes, a return to the second season’s episode count.
TheStranger Thingswriters room shared an image Thursday of the “complete season” of scripts, of which we could count nine scripts. This suggests thatStranger Things 4will total 9 episodes, one more than the third season’s eight-episode count.
Stranger Things 4: the complete season.#ST4pic.twitter.com/DAjQFnPVGq
— stranger writers (@strangerwriters)August 22, 2025
The number of episodes have varied from year to year, with season one totaling eight episodes, the second taking it up to nine, before season three took it back down to eight again. This staggered episode count probably means little, except there will be more story to tell inStranger Things 4(or an episode that completely derails the momentum of the plot like in the second season). Regardless, this is the biggest thing we’ve learned aboutStranger Thingsseason 4 since the reveal that thepremiere episodewill be titled, “The Hellfire Club.” That episode title suggested that the fourth season may follow the Hawkins kids dealing with a vast conspiracy (or are simply getting intoX-Men), which could certainly warrant a longer episode count.
There have been few details we could glean about the fourth season ofStranger Thingsin the tortuous two-plus year wait. A tantalizingteaserrevealed the survival ofDavid Harbour’s formerly deceased Chief Hopper, now a prisoner in a Russian labor camp. We know it will feature the return ofMillie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, andNoah Schnappas the core group of monster-battling kids. They’ll again be joined bySadie Sinkas Max, andJoe KeeryandNatalia Dyeras the oldest Wheeler and Byers kids.Maya Hawkeis also back as their newer friend Robin, along withPriah Fergusonas Lucas' fan-favorite little sister Erica.Harbour is clearly back as Chief Hopper, andWinona Ryderreturns as Joyce Byers too.Cara Buonois also returning as the Wheelers' matriarch Karen. They will also be reportedly joined byfour new charactersfor season 4.
