'Stranger Things' Creators Explain Why They Decided to Split Season 4 Into Two Parts

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Matt and Ross Duffer are giving fans some insight into season 4 of Stranger Things!

The two brothers, who created the hit Netflix series, spoke with Variety about their decision to split the new season into two parts, as well as what some of their goals were for the new episodes. Click inside to read more… Matt and Ross shared that while they wanted season 3 to be a “big, colorful summer blockbuster, with comedy, action, spectacle,” season 4 was decidedly darker in tone. “Our kids aren’t kids anymore, so we wanted to put them in the middle of a horror film — one that was more psychological in tone.

We talked a lot about A Nightmare on Elm Street, Hellraiser and the It miniseries, which completely traumatized us when it first came out,” they shared.

The pair also said that while their original plan was to release the full season all at once, “everyone began to feel the season was too big to be released in one batch.” “We discussed various release options with Ted [Sarandos], and early on he proposed the two volume split, which would allow us to break up the season while also staying true to Netflix’s binge model,” they explained. Matt and Ross added,” We always knew that Season 4 was going to be the penultimate season, and that its ending would dovetail directly into Season 5.