‘Stranger Things’ Why We Don’t Mind The Wait
We can’t believe it’s been nearly a decade since we all binged “Stranger Things” on Netflix. The theme song, watching Eleven make her entrance that we will never forget. My son was home sick from school when we binge-watched it together. It’s an odd show for a family to watch together but it’s ours. It was s summer binge-watch that turned into a phenomenon and fans across the globe are addicted!
The show is working on the finale season, season 5 right now and it’s spanned almost 10 years but unlike a lot of shows, the magic is still there. Let’s dive into why we think the wait has just made our hearts grow fonder of the series and the characters.
A Decade Of The Upside Down
When “Stranger Things” premiered in 2016, Millie Bobby Brown, who plays El was just 12 years old. Her character Eleven was around 10. Now today, Millie is 20 years old. She has spent almost half of her life as her character. It’s cool to see kids who watched it from the beginning grow up with the characters. If it was planned or not, I don’t know but it’s very Pixar’s “Inside Out” of them.
As Kacey Musgraves Says: It’s A Slow Burn
We live in a world where series and shows come out so fast “Stranger Things” has taken the long way around and I don’t think fans care. And as much as we want more and more “Stranger Things” we wouldn’t have it any other way. Distance makes the heart grow fonder right? Each break gives us time to rewatch (which seems to be great for Netflix).
Quality Takes Time
Now, there were some things that set them back: the writer strike and covid but, there hasn’t been a season that disappointed yet. All 4 of the previous seasons have been quality seasons which makes us even more excited for the final season. I feel like the special effects and performances are going to hit so hard this season!
A Growing Audience Every Season
It makes sense all of the attention, press, and excitement that goes into each new season of “Stranger Things” gains an additional audience every time. It continues to break records each season premier brings in millions of viewers. The show’s cultural impact is something else. The season 5 finale I’m sure will be no different. It will, I’m sure, once again shatter expectations and dominate the streaming chats.
As they are working on the fifth season, fans are excited and wondering – how will the story end? What will happen to the characters? “Stranger Things” is an experience and we can’t wait to see how the journey ends.
Notable Titles Coming To Streaming In July 2024
With summer in full swing, the temperatures are getting hot, but these new titles coming to streaming in July 2024 are even hotter.
Television Titles Coming to Streaming in July 2024
Streaming giant Netflix has a few new seasons of beloved series dropping on the streamer this month, as well as a new show. Fans of Vikings will see the third and final season of Vikings: Valhalla, due to drop on July 11th. The saga continues with Harald Sigurdsson (Leo Suter), Leif Eriksson (Sam Corlett), and Freydís Eiríksdóttir (Frida Gustavsson). Although it’s the final season, fans will also meet two new characters: Maniakes (Florian Munteanu), a fearless Byzantine general who answers only to the Emir, and Erik the Red (Goran Višnjić), Leif and Freydís’ father. The historical fiction series, which premiered in 2021, follows how tension arises between the Vikings and the English in the early 11th century, inspired by characters in Norse mythology.
A week later, Cobra Kai drops Season 6, divided into three parts to complete the series. On July 18th, the first five episodes of part one will be released all at once. Cobra Kai is based on the 1984 film series The Karate Kid. Original Karate Kid Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) continues the story from when he first arrived in the Valley in 1984 to the present day, where he’s helped influence a new generation of underdog heroes, formed unlikely alliances, and honored the lessons of his sensei, Mr. Miyagi, in a dojo of his own.
For reality TV lovers, Too Hot to Handle will premiere Season 6 on Netflix on July 19th. The reality dating competition encourages single participants to leave their lives of mingling and flings behind in exchange for committed relationships, offering a maximum prize pot of $250,000 for a couple who can form a strong emotional bond and lay the foundations for a successful relationship.
A new dark comedy titled The Decameron premieres on Netflix on July 25th. Loosely inspired by the iconic short story collection of the same name, the series examines the all-too-timely theme of class struggles in the season of a pandemic as a cast of misfits tries to outlast the bubonic plague pandemic in 1348 Florence. The Decameron stars Tony Hale as Sirisco, Zosia Mamet as Pampinea, Saoirse Monica-Jackson as Misia, Tanya Reynolds as Licisca, Karan Gill as Panfilo, and more.
Netflix doesn’t have all the notable titles, as AppleTV+ has quite a few new series premiering on their roster for July. Thriller series Sunny stars Rashida Jones living in Kyoto, Japan, whose life is upended when her husband and son disappear in a mysterious plane crash. As a consolation, she is given Sunny, one of a new class of domestic robots made by her husband’s electronics company. The series premieres on July 10th. The next day, in the sci-fi coming-of-age family series Me, a 12-year-old kid named Ben (Lucian-River Chauhan), who is in the throes of middle school, adjusts to a newly blended family and the realization that he has superpowers.
Over on Hulu, the streamer has returning seasons of popular television series dropping in July. First, reality competition Claim to Fame returns for Season 3 on July 10th. Co-hosted by siblings Kevin and Frankie Jonas, the series challenges 12 celebrity relatives to step outside their famous family members’ shadows and live together under one roof, concealing their identities and lineage in the quest for their own fame and fortune. They compete in challenges, form alliances, and play DNA detective in hopes of avoiding elimination and winning the coveted $100,000 prize. The long-running adult animated series Futurama returns for the 12th season on July 29th. The show initially aired in 1999.
Take a look below at which movies are coming to streaming in July 2024:
