Stranger Things season 3 has arrived, and if you’re like nearly 20 million other Netflix subscribers, you’ve probably binged all eight episodes and are ready for more.

While Stranger Things 3 left us with a whole lot of questions, we do have a trickle of info when it comes to the next season. To help you miss the Upside Down, the Hawkins residents, and the Scoop Troop a little less, we’ve gathered all the information we actually do know about Stranger Things season 4, and what the series might look like after the season 3 finale.

[Ed. note: Major spoilers for Stranger Things 3 below.]

Season 4 doesn’t have an official release date ... yet

Netflix hasn’t officially renewed Stranger Things for another season, but the chances seem pretty good. According to Netflix, the show’s third season was the most popular four-day premiere the streaming service has ever had.

.@Stranger_Things 3 is breaking Netflix records!



40.7 million household accounts have been watching the show since its July 4 global launch — more than any other film or series in its first four days. And 18.2 million have already finished the entire season. — Netflix US (@netflix) July 8, 2019

On top of that, both producer Shawn Levy and creators Matt and Ross Duffer have talked about the show getting a fourth season in the past. But, until Netflix announces season 4, nothing is official.

The Duffer Brothers have said season 4 will likely be the last

In a 2017 interview with New York Magazine, the Duffers stated that “we’re thinking it will be a four-season thing and then out.” But since then, Levy and the Duffers have told Entertainment Weekly that there is a possibility of a season 5, but not to expect anything after that. So, based on what these three have been saying, it seems like if season 4 isn’t the last, there will only be one more trip back to Hawkins after it.

Per the Duffers, season 4 will feel different than previous seasons. “We have the big broad strokes,” Ross Duffer told Entertainment Weekly. “It’s just now about filling in those lines in the details. We’re pretty excited about where it’s potentially going to go. Again, like we said, it’s going to feel very different than this season. But I think that’s the right thing to do and I think it’ll be exciting.”

Hopper is alive (or The American), at least according to David Harbour

In the closing moments of Stranger Things season 3, the characters mourned the loss of Hopper and a post-credits teased a mysterious American locked away in a Russian prison. The assumption from most fans was that Netflix and the Stranger Things cast and crew would keep the meaning of those moments pretty close to the chest. Then something odd happened: In an interview with SlashFilm, David Harbour appears to have confirmed that Hopper is the American locked away in the Russian Prison.

“I straight-up asked: is that Hopper behind the door? According to Harbour, that’s the most likely scenario. Throughout the season, the main Russian baddie refers to Hopper as ‘the American,’ and having another Russian refer to the mysterious prisoner in the same way was the big giveaway,” the SlashFilm story reads.

It’s unclear what exactly this could mean for the series going forward. If Hopper’s really alive, then the next season of the show could involve something as extravagant as a Russian rescue, or could even see Hop return as a brainwashed villain. He could be a tool of the Upside Down, Russia, or both. The one thing we know for sure is that if Hopper is behind that door, he’ll be back for season 4.

The Byers and Eleven have moved out of Hawkins

The end of Stranger Things 3 brought some major familial rearrangements. Following Hopper’s “death,” Joyce adopts Eleven into the Byers fold. We had gotten some nods to the family leaving earlier in the season after learning that Joyce had put her house on the market. However, it’s implied in episode eight that she would consider staying, particularly in light of her romance with Hopper coming to a head.

Given his disappearance and the danger than the family can’t seem to shake, Joyce made the decision to pack up and leave Hawkins. This led to some teary goodbyes between Jonathan and Nancy, Mike and Eleven, and Will and his friends. It also fundamentally changed the way that the series works for future seasons: even in the midst of international schemes and Cold War espionage, Hawkins, Indiana remained the center of the universe.

With the Byers and Eleven, the lynchpin character of the entire series, out of Hawkins, there will have to be some character wrangling in season 4. However, season 3’s post-credits made a nod to the global scale of the Upside Down conspiracy — perhaps this is a natural move to expand the scope of Stranger Things out of Hawkins as well.

The Russians have a Demogorgon

The post-credits sequence of Stranger Things 3 revealed that not only are the Russians in possession of an American prisoner, but they also have a pet Demogorgon that they keep fed with prisoners.

It’s currently unclear where the Demogorgon came from, although it’s possible that it managed to slip through the gate during one of the Russians’ early failed experiments prior to relocating to Hawkins. It’s also possible (but perhaps less likely) that it’s the same Demogorgon that Eleven defeated in season 1: while Eleven appeared to have completely disintegrated the monster, she also managed to survive the encounter. Increasingly less likely is that the Demogorgon is a matured Demodog from season 2 — however, all of those appeared to drop dead once their connection with the Mind Flayer was cut off.

At the very least, the Russians’ possession of a Demogorgon in addition to their militaristic efforts to break through to the Upside Down imply that they’re intending to weaponize the creatures. While one Demogorgon has the capacity to terrorize a small American town, it may not be as big of a threat on a global scale. Whatever the intended use, a Russian Demogorgon means that the series has gone global, in whatever form that manifests in season 4.

“I think the biggest thing that’s going to happen is it’s going to open up a little bit,” Stranger Things creator Matt Duffer told Entertainment Weekly. “Not necessarily in terms of scale, in terms of special effects, but open up in terms of allowing plotlines into areas outside of Hawkins.”

Steve and Robin work at Family Video now

Steve and Robin spent the vast majority of Stranger Things 3 in goofy sailor uniforms. Now, they’re ditching their jobs at Scoops Ahoy (because, uh, the entire mall is toast now) and attempting to pick up another gig. In one of the funnier sequences after the battle of Starcourt, the pair apply for jobs together at a Family Video. Keith, formerly of local Hawkins arcade The Palace, interviews both of them by asking their top three movies. Steve manages to spit out Animal House, Star Wars (accompanied by some hilarious Ewok noises), and Back to the Future. Keith rejects him, but after some persuading from Robin, both of them are presumably hired.

Between Steve’s goofy attitude and Robin’s dry sense of humors, the dynamic duo was easily a highlight of the third season. The sailor uniforms they spent the season in were a highlight as well: Joe Keery, who plays Steve, told Entertainment Weekly that “[the suit] really is perfect for the character. It’s such a good grounding tool. You know? You couldn’t ask for something more perfect.” While the Scoops Ahoy vein of humor won’t carry over to season 4, hopefully Steve and Robin’s chemistry will.