For the first three seasons of Stranger Things, Netflix would release every episode on the same day, which, at the time, seemed like the future of television in the streaming era. This would allow die-hard fans to watch the entire season in just a day or two, potentially avoiding spoilers and not having to tortuously wait to figure out what would happen next, which felt like a bygone relic of the cable era of TV. Previously, it was announced that Stranger Things will reach its end after the fifth season, meaning that this upcoming season will almost certainly set the entire show up for its impending conclusion. The third season ended with the Joyce family (along with Eleven) leaving Hawkins, while Hopper ended up in a Soviet prison after sacrificing himself to help defeat the Mind Flayer. Volume 1 of the fourth season of Stranger Things will be available on Netflix on May 27, 2022.
