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The fourth season of the American science fiction horror drama series Stranger Things is split into two volumes. The first set of seven episodes (that we already recapped in memes) was released on Netflix on May 27, 2022, and the second set, consisting of two episodes, will drop on July 1, 2022.

So to make the final waiting days easier, we at Bored Panda decided to put together a list of behind-the-scenes pictures that reveal what the production of the show looked like.

Of course, these images will not answer the burning questions everyone has heading into the season finale, but they should accentuate the passion and effort that went into creating it, allowing one to appreciate the whole series even more.

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I Can't Talk Right Now

I Can't Talk Right Now

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Apparently his makeup and costume and everything makes him really hot and between filming he’d sit in an air-conditioned room

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To Get Revved Up For A Big Scene, Millie Often Does Jumping Jacks. She Taught This To Martie…and Then Matthew Modine Picked It Up. Never Too Late To Learn New Tricks!

To Get Revved Up For A Big Scene, Millie Often Does Jumping Jacks. She Taught This To Martie…and Then Matthew Modine Picked It Up. Never Too Late To Learn New Tricks!

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This season received mostly good reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, for example, it holds an approval rating of 89% based on 153 reviews with an average rating of 7.85/10.

The site's critical consensus says: "Darker and denser than its predecessors, Stranger Things' fourth chapter sets the stage for the show's final season in typically binge-worthy fashion."

One of Rotten Tomatoes' best-regarded critics, Shirley Li of The Atlantic, said that, "Amid the show's ballooning scale and scope, Stranger Things finds an unexpected anchor not in its ensemble of fan favorites but in its latest villain."

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Vecna Taking Off For The Day. Meep Meep

Vecna Taking Off For The Day. Meep Meep

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Millie Bobby Brown And Her Mini-Me

Millie Bobby Brown And Her Mini-Me

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Here Are Some Of The Kids Outside The Very Scary Creel House

Here Are Some Of The Kids Outside The Very Scary Creel House

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The fans seem to be happy too. To find out about their opinions, we contacted the moderators of the subreddit r/StrangerThings which has a whopping 747k members; if there's any community that can paint an accurate picture of what regular viewers think about the fourth season, it's this one.

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"Most fans believe [the first set of Strangers Things season 4] is one of the top seasons," the mods told Bored Panda.

"We enjoyed it very much as well," they added. "Season 1 is still the best in our eyes but season 4 comes in second place."

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Dmitri/Tom Wlaschiha And His Stunt Double

Dmitri/Tom Wlaschiha And His Stunt Double

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He's honestly the reason I stick around the Hopper-scenes. I love Hopper but I could really live without the Russia-plot in this season.

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Eddie/Joseph Quinn Hiding Out

Eddie/Joseph Quinn Hiding Out

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Nancy In The Upside Down, Which Is Actually Just A Baby Pool

Nancy In The Upside Down, Which Is Actually Just A Baby Pool

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Out of everything that has happened in this season so far (SPOILER ALERT), the mods think that the "most talked about has to be Will Byers' sexuality and if he will reveal any feeling he might have to Mike and who will die in the second set; a lot of speculation that it might be Max, Nancy, or Eddie."

Additionally, the mods of r/StrangerThings noticed that a lot of people want to know how Eleven will get out and help stop Vecna. "The first set of the season left us on a cliffhanger that we are all eagerly waiting to see resolved."

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Millie Bobby Brown Just Hanging

Millie Bobby Brown Just Hanging

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Eleven/Millie Bobby Brown At The Roller Rink With Her Enemy, Angela/Elodie Grace Orkin

Eleven/Millie Bobby Brown At The Roller Rink With Her Enemy, Angela/Elodie Grace Orkin

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What The Upside Down Is Actually Made From

What The Upside Down Is Actually Made From

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Robert Englund, Who Plays Victor Creel, In A Hawkins High Hat (With Eyes!)

Robert Englund, Who Plays Victor Creel, In A Hawkins High Hat (With Eyes!)

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There were a lot of issues around the production of the fourth season. The main one was the pandemic, which caused filming to halt and then begin again in October of 2020. Gaten Matarazzo, who plays Dustin Henderson, told Us Weekly in December 2020 that it definitely changed the way things worked on set.

"It's definitely an unorthodox form of shooting," Matarazzo said. "Everyone on set has been very diligent about wearing their PPE. Even for our off-camera work, we keep our masks and goggles on. Lots of distancing. Separation during lunch, and transport from base to set."

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Max/Sadie Sink Having A Laugh With Vecna

Max/Sadie Sink Having A Laugh With Vecna

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Millie Bobby Brown With Her Real-Life Boyfriend, Jake Bongiovi, And Her Onscreen Boyfriend

Millie Bobby Brown With Her Real-Life Boyfriend, Jake Bongiovi, And Her Onscreen Boyfriend

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Steve/Joe Keery Making Sure His Breath Is Fresh For The Upside Down

Steve/Joe Keery Making Sure His Breath Is Fresh For The Upside Down

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Murray/Brett Gelman And His Stunt Double

Murray/Brett Gelman And His Stunt Double

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So where was this “unorthodox” filming happening? Well, there were quite a few locations that were needed for the show because some of the biggest characters, Eleven and Byers, have moved across the country to California when the season opens. Dustin, Lucas, and Max are still in Hawkins, Indiana, and Hopper is not disintegrated— but he is trapped deep in Russian territory.

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Max/Sadie Sink And The Magic Behind Her Levitation

Max/Sadie Sink And The Magic Behind Her Levitation

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016 Getting Ready For His Big Death Scene

016 Getting Ready For His Big Death Scene

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's so funny how cheerful he is right before his character is about to die

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All Of The Numbers And Their Bloody Eyes

All Of The Numbers And Their Bloody Eyes

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

idk why this is really funny- just casually hanging out, blood coming out of your eyes- you know, everyday things

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A Musical Icon Is Reborn - 35 Years Later. Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" Saved Max From Vecna And, As A Result, Has Soared To No. 1 On Itunes And Spotify

A Musical Icon Is Reborn - 35 Years Later. Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" Saved Max From Vecna And, As A Result, Has Soared To No. 1 On Itunes And Spotify

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Scenes set in Hawkins were generally shot in Atlanta, Georgia, but Decider reported that the scenes in California were actually filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Eleven and Will are attending a fictional school called Californian Lenora Hills High School, and those scenes were filmed at Albuquerque’s Eldorado High School. Other scenes took place at Albuquerque's Roller King skating rink and in Los Lunas, New Mexico.

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The Makeup For The "Grievers" Featured In Episode 2 — Turns Out They Have Noses In Real Life

The Makeup For The "Grievers" Featured In Episode 2 — Turns Out They Have Noses In Real Life

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Fred (Played By Logan Riley Bruner) Suspended In Mid-Air

Fred (Played By Logan Riley Bruner) Suspended In Mid-Air

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We All Love Chrissy

We All Love Chrissy

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am so flustered she was offed to begin this season. She was so sweet and adorable 🥺

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And for that extra Eastern European flavor, Hopper's jail scenes were shot in Lithuania’s centuries-old (though no longer operational) Lukiškes Prison, while the other Russian scenes were shot in and around the wintery country's capital, Vilnius.

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Steve/Joe Keery And The Makeup Team On The Boat That Is Covered In Upside Down Tentacles

Steve/Joe Keery And The Makeup Team On The Boat That Is Covered In Upside Down Tentacles

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Stranger Things 4 Filming Crew Outside Of Lukiškės Prison (Lithuania)

Stranger Things 4 Filming Crew Outside Of Lukiškės Prison (Lithuania)

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Jake Bongiovi Getting Some Highlights For His Veryyyy Quick Cameo In The Show

Jake Bongiovi Getting Some Highlights For His Veryyyy Quick Cameo In The Show

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