Netflix is ramping up the hype for the second season of “Stranger Things”, which returns to the streaming service on October 27.
EW announced their “Stranger Things”-dedicated issue, which boasts a slew of brand new images all shared online this morning. There’s not a lot to take from the pictures, although Will appears to end up back in the hospital, Eleven has a full head of hair (or a new wig), and Joyce falls in love with a chubby Sean Astin Bob Newby.
Part of the story also made its way online in which the show’s creators discuss what they’re calling the “shadow monster”, which looms over Hawkins in the first trailers.
While season one was focused mainly on finding Will (Noah Schnapp) and defeating the demogorgon, Things 2 features several disparate stories that intertwine but all roads eventually lead to the “shadow monster,” a nickname given to a giant creature Will first meets in PTSD-like visions of the Upside Down. “It’s all connected to this singular threat, which is tied into this shape that Will sees in the sky,” says Ross. By the end of the nine-hour season, fans can also expect new characters, like Bob (Sean Astin), a love interest for Joyce (Winona Ryder), and some pretty wow-worthy action sequences. Says Matt, “Each episode is building on the last one. It gets much crazier than it ever got in season 1.”
In the second season…
“It’s 1984 and the citizens of Hawkins, Indiana are still reeling from the horrors of the Demogorgon and the secrets of Hawkins Lab. Will Byers has been rescued from the Upside Down but a bigger, sinister entity still threatens those who survived.”
The cast includes Paul Reiser, Brett Gelman, Linnea Berthelsen, Dacre Montgomery, Will Chase, Rob Morgan, and Sadie Sink. They join the returning Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, and Charlie Heaton.
