After a long delay in production due to COVID-19, the highly anticipated Stranger Things 4 is continuing production. On top of that good news, there will be some new faces in Hawkins this season that fans can now speculate over the way they have been with the plot.
The Duffer Brothers, the creators of Stranger Things, revealed in a Twitter video that another Netlfix alumn is joining the cast. Amybeth McNulty, the breakout star of Anne With An E, a Canadian television series based on author Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables book, appeared in the video to introduce herself to fans. The brothers gave little detail on McNulty's role other than to confirm her character is named Vickie and that she will play "a big role in the events to come."
The casting news was revealed as part of Netflix's Geeked Week, a weeklong virtual event meant to excite fans about the streaming service's content with exclusives, behind-the-scenes footage, trailers, and more. According to the official Stranger Things Twitter account, Vickie is also described as a "cool, fast-talking band nerd who catches the eye of one of our beloved heroes." According to IMDb, McNulty will appear in nine episodes of Stranger Things 4, so Vickie will certainly be heavily present.
McNulty isn't the only one joining the ranks of Mike, Eleven, and company, because three other new faces will be added to the cast of Stranger Things as well. Myles Truitt will be playing Patrick, a Hawkins basketball jock whose life goes "spiraling out of control," and Regina Ting Chen will play Ms. Kelly, a guidance counselor who cares deeply for her students. Rounding out the new cast is Grace Van Dien as Chrissy, the most popular Hawkins High cheerleader who is harboring a dark secret.
After the heartbreaking Stranger Things 3 finale, fans were left in the dark about the fate of some of the series' favorite characters. At this point little is known about the new season. The teaser trailer for the upcoming season already dropped, but other than appearing to be a flashback from Eleven's days in the Hawkins lab, it didn't reveal much. Adding to the already high hopes and hype for the new season, series star Gaten Matarazzo has said that Stranger Things 4 will be the scariest chapter yet.
There is still no official release date for Stranger Things 4 since filming is still ongoing and the pandemic has caused production to last longer than planned. Finn Wolfhard has hinted that he believes Stranger Things 4 will arrive next year, though that hasn't been confirmed by Netflix.
Stranger Things seasons 1-3 are now available on Netflix
Source: Netflix Geeked