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Check out these first look images from Stranger Things 2

13 Feb 2017

Words by Little White Lies

Four people, three men and one woman, standing in a wooded area wearing military-style uniforms.
Four people, three men and one woman, standing in a wooded area wearing military-style uniforms.
The sec­ond sea­son of Netflix’s hit show returns this com­ing Halloween.

Hav­ing already treat­ed us to a tan­ta­lis­ing teas­er ear­li­er this month, Net­flix have now released a batch of first-look images from Stranger Things 2 ahead of the show’s return on Halloween.

With­out giv­ing any­thing away, these stills sug­gest that the Duf­fers broth­ers have ensured that the tone of this sequel-of-sorts match­es the orig­i­nal. The mood here is suit­ably dark with an over­rid­ing sense of appre­hen­sion, while the kids look absolute­ly adorable in their home­made Ghost­busters Hal­loween cos­tumes. Per­haps telling­ly, there’s no sign of Eleven here, with the focus instead on Will, Mike and co, who appear to be find­ing it tough get­ting back to nor­mal­i­ty after the events of the first season.

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Stranger Things 2’s offi­cial log line reads: A year after Will’s return, every­thing seems back to nor­mal… but a dark­ness lurks just beneath the sur­face, threat­en­ing all of Hawkins.

What are your hopes for sec­ond sea­son of Stranger Things? Share your thoughts with us @LWLies

Young boy with short brown hair wearing a plaid shirt and olive green jacket, surrounded by other children in an outdoor setting.
Three people, two males and one female, standing in an outdoor setting. The male on the left is wearing a grey t-shirt and a red cap. The male in the centre is wearing a checked shirt. The female on the right is wearing a brown jacket.
Two people, a man and a woman, sitting in a car at night, looking worried or scared.
Shadowy figure of a man wearing a hat, face illuminated by a bright light in the dark.
Four people, three men and one woman, standing in a wooded area wearing military-style uniforms.

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