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He’s back! New trailer for Stranger Things season 4 confirms Hopper’s return

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The reports of Jim Hopper’s death have been greatly exaggerated, judging by the latest trailer for Stranger Things season 4.

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Netflix released a new trailer for the fourth season of Stranger Things that’s light on story details but big on revelations — chief among them (pun totally intended) is the return of David Harbour as Hawkins’ head of police, Jim Hopper.

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Harbour’s character was seemingly killed at the end of season 3, sacrificing himself to save Hawkins — and quite possibly the world — by closing a portal to the dark, alternate dimension known as the Upside Down. However, a post-credits scene that mentioned a mysterious American prisoner being held in a Russian facility led many to believe Hopper’s story was far from over.

The new Stranger Things season 4 trailer confirms Harbour’s return as Hopper, and shows the former Hawkins police chief working on a railroad as part of a prison labor crew.

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How Hopper ended up in Russia remains a mystery, however.

Across three wildly successful seasons, Stranger Things has been the most popular series on Netflix each year a new season premieres, and remains among the streaming service’s most widely watched original programs. The series follows a group of children from the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, who find themselves at the center of a dangerous conflict when scientists there open a portal to an alternate dimension that’s a dark mirror of our own.

There’s no official word on when season 4 of Stranger Things will premiere, but the series is widely expected to premiere in 2021.

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