At the end of the last season of Stranger Things, Eleven was able to close the portal between the Upside Down and the real world, killing the Demogorgon creatures that had massacred almost everyone in Hawkins National Laboratory. But unbeknown to the people of Hawkins, the closure of the gate failed to kill the shadow monster, which was shown ominously hovering over the city’s water tower in the final scene.
You will soon find out what sort of mayhem is bound to come to Hawkins. Stranger Things 3 is back this year and will be ready for streaming on Netflix on 4 July. Time Out Bangkok was invited to Tokyo for an exclusive interview with Noah Schnapp (Will Byers), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucus Sinclair) and Sadie Sink (Max Mayfield), who reveal hints of what’s going to happen in the next season.
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Stranger Things 3 takes place in the summertime
“Season three is different from the first two seasons. The last two seasons had a fall, wintery vibe, while the summer is bright and fun,”McLaughlin says. The story takes place during the summer break, so we will get to see the Hawkins gang enjoying their homework-bereft freedom, which includes hanging around a spanking-new shopping mall. The introduction of Starcourt Mall, however, paves the way for a discussion on capitalism and its effect on small towns.
The kids are now teenagers, so get ready for some romance (and drama)
The boys and girls are kids no more in the forthcoming season. Along with friendship, romance will play a big part in the dynamic of the group, especially between the two couples: Mike and Eleven, and Lucus and Max. “There will definitely be more drama between the two couples,” Sink discloses. “It’s a phase that everyone has to go through—middle school to high school where everyone is consumed by drama.”
We will be seeing more dynamics between the girls
While the previous seasons had been driven by an all-boy bond between Mike, Will, Lucus and Dustin, this season will also highlight the female relationship between Eleven and Max. “It’s important to have a strong female friendship on the show,”Sink explains. “Max takes Eleven under her wing to show [her] what it means to be an individual, and teaches her to have her own style. Max has become [Eleven’s] role model in a way and it’s nice to see their bond. Me and Millie [Bobby Brown who plays Eleven] have a genuine bond off-stage, so I think the chemistry shows on screen this season.”
The soundtrack features more cool ’80s hits
The show is pretty much a homage to the ’80s and everything cool about it,but what the cast seems to enjoy the most about this period is the music. “The music is genius, it goes with every scene and it never gets old,” Matarazzo exclaims.