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Netflix Renews Problematic STRANGER THINGS for a Fourth Season

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Netflix Renews Problematic STRANGER THINGS for a Fourth Season

By Tess Farrand, Associate Content Editor

Netflix’s original series STRANGER THINGS got picked up for a fourth season, but the show merits extreme caution due to excessive foul language and violence.


STRANGER THINGS follows a group of children battling other worldly forces as they go about their daily lives.

The series stars popular names like Winona Rider (HEATHERS, LITTLE WOMEN) and Millie Bobby Brown (GODZILLA: KING OF MONSTERS). Sean Astin of LORD OF THE RINGS also starred in one season.

Related Reading: 3 Things Christians Should Know About STRANGER THINGS

STRANGER THINGS’ creators, the Duffer Brothers set the series in an Indiana town during the 1980s, partly due to nostalgia of their own youth. However, the brothers felt this setting made the peril of the characters, who have no access to cell phones or things of the like, more intense.

Intense it certainly is.

Some episodes carry themes of faith. However, that doesn’t discredit the fact that unsavory content plagues the popular series.

For instance, VidAngel released a graphic that shows the foul language drastically increases with each season.

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The New Yorker also pointed out that the show seems to promote the idea that children are more capable than the adults.

Even in the show’s brightest moments (like a sudden duet of “The NeverEnding Story” theme song), “Stranger Things” exists in a fundamentally cynical world. Its villains and threats are redundant because, despite the kids’ efforts to save the world, adults keep making the same mistakes that put it at risk again.

This makes role models for the younger audiences of the show problematic.

Since a good chunk of the cast is under the age of 18, audiences might look up to the young stars, which could encourage younger children to mimic the rebellious attitudes of the characters.

Watch Movieguide®’s review of a season three episode below.

For the full review of the most recent season, click here.

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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.