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Just like when Stranger Things season 4 made its initial premiere in May 2022, we can’t imagine there are any Stranger Things fans who won’t be tuning into the grand finale of the super-sized fourth season. Based on the history-making viewing figures for part 1, we can already tell the Hawkins’ crew’s battle against Vecna will be massive.
Why fans of Stranger Things have reason to rejoice! It looks like a spinoff of the Stranger Thins hit Netflix scifi series could be in development soon. Creators Matt and Ross Duffer recently spoke to Variety and revealed some details about a potential new project. “There’s a version of it developing in parallel [to season 5], but they would never shoot it parallel,” said Ross. “I think actually we’re going to start delving into that soon as we’re winding down and finishing these visual effects, Matt and I are going to start getting into it.” Matt added, “The reason we haven’t done anything is just because you don’t want to be doing it for the wrong reasons, and it was just like, ‘Is
this something I would want to make regardless of it being related to Stranger Things or not?’ And definitely. Even if we took the Stranger Things title off of it, I’m so, so excited about it.” Stranger Things is an American science fiction horror drama television series created by the Duffer Brothers that is streaming on Netflix. The brothers serve as showrunners and are executive producers along with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen. The first season of the series was released on Netflix on July 15, 2016, with the second, third, and fourth seasons following in October 2017, July 2019, and May and July 2022, respectively. The series was
renewed for a fifth and final season in February 2022. Set in the 1980s primarily in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, the series centers around numerous supernatural events occurring around the town, specifically around their connection to a hostile alternate reality called the Upside Down after a link between it and Earth is made by a government child experimentation facility. Nothing was said about a possible spin-off until actor Finn Wolfhard proposed an idea that the Duffers found intriguing. “Finn Wolfhard, he wasn’t spitballing, he just went, ‘I think this would be a cool spin-off,’” Ross recounted
of the moment the actor correctly guessed what the new series would be. “And we were like, ‘How in the world...’” There are no additional details on the spinoff at this time. However, we can at least be excited at how excited the Duffer brothers seem. Stranger Things has been all the buzz lately as fans await the last two episodes of Season 4. When it was announced that Season 5 would be the show’s last, the Duffers teased that “there 15 are still many more exciting stories to tell within the world of Stranger Things; new mysteries, new adventures, new unexpected heroes.”
The best documentaries on Netflix 6. The Keepers There are plenty of true crime documentaries on Netflix, but nothing has come close to The Keepers from 2017 . A staggering story, told across generations, that’s respectful of the victims, yet compelling throughout. It’s a story about the unsolved murder of Catherine Cesnik, a nun who taught at a Catholic school in Baltimore, but The Keepers goes further than you might expect and exposes a potential cover up of sex abuse allegations.
7.Who Killed Little Gregory Who Killed Little Gregory (2019) is a documentary focused on the horrific murder of Grégory Villemin. It’s arguably the best true crime documentary on Netflix. It’s about a murder, and attempts to solve that murder, but it’s also a lesson in media representation and the horrific sexism Grégory’s mother had to face in the wake her own son’s murder. 8. The Last Dance In 2020, in the midst of a pandemic, Netflix dropped this piece of sports doc perfection.
The Last Dance focuses on the Chicago Bulls during their 97d98 NBA title winning season, but really it’s a jumping oY point for a documentary that tells the life story of its central star, Michael Jordan. As a result, many criticised it for being a little too Jordanfocused, but The Last Dance was an event documentary that lived up to the hype. 9. 13th 13th by Ava Duvernay is a staggering documentary that tells the story of American slavery and its long- lasting impacts, many of which still
resonate today. In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, this should be mandatory viewing. 10. The Tinder Swindler A documentary focused on Shimon Hayut, AKA ‘Tinder Swindler’, a conman who used dating apps to defraud multiple women across Europe to fund a lavish lifestyle. A slightly different topic compared to most true crime documentaries on Netflix. Definitely worth a gander. Netflix Concludes next week
Virgin River fans have been ready for the fourth season since the third season premiered in July 2021. After a year-long wait, the 12-episode season 4 is finally here to answer all of our burning question about our small town faves and their big drama. Don’t miss a single romantic moment when Virgin River season 4 premieres on July 20.
Lately, crime series have been a dime a dozen on Netflix, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing if it’s your favourite genre. The six-episode Spanish crime- thriller The Longest Night premieres on July 8, but if you’ve had your fill of bite-sized crime fare for the year, feel free to skip this one until you run out of fresh content to watch.
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before star Lana Condor is back on Netflix for the spooky comedy limited series Boo, Bitch. Condor plays a high school senior who finally decides to start living, only to later find out she’s turned into a ghost. Check out the sure-to-be hilarious eight-episode limited series when it starts streaming on July 8.
Based on the hit video game that launched a successful film franchise, Resident Evil arrives on July 14 as the horror event of the summer. The eightepisode horror-sci-fi series is a must-watch for fans of the video game, fans of the films, and fans of horror in general. It’s going to be one of the most talked about new Netflix shows of the summer!
