Stranger Things’ David Harbour teases ‘deep, dark backstory’ for ‘resurrected’ Jim Hopper in season four – The Sun

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STRANGER Things' David Harbour has teased a 'deep, dark backstory' for 'resurrected' Jim Hopper in season four.

The character was feared dead at the end of season three of the Netflix series after he was caught in a blast trying to save the residents of Hawkins.

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But a trailer for season four revealed Hopper is alive and a prisoner in a Russian jail, and now David has shared more details of what fans can expect.

Speaking to Deadline, the 45-year-old said: "I’m really excited to let people see these really deep colors in him.

"Each season we see a different side of him. Last season was… a bit wackier, and I loved playing that. "Now [in Season 4] he is painted in a bit of a darker palette; he’s able to express some of these really deep things that we’ve… hinted at with the boxes in Season 2."


Fans of the show will know Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) found boxes in Hopper's attic labelled 'dad', 'Vietnam' and 'New York'.

As for the rest of season four outside his own storyline, David added: "It’s very epic. There are monsters and horror and scares.

"There’s also some great Indiana Jones-type action.”

However, the cast will have to wait before they can get stuck back into filming, after production was shut down earlier this year by the coronavirus pandemic.

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On when he thought shooting would restart, David admitted: "We don’t really know what the future holds.

"I don’t feel like anybody knows. We’re all playing it by ear. We want to get up and running as soon as possible.”

His comments come after show bosses hinted at some major guest stars for season four, while the writers have confirmed all the scripts for the season are now complete.

Stranger Things seasons 1-3 are available to stream on Netflix. 

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