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one last campaign. one last mission. one last adventure. let’s do this, nerds.

When the final season of Stranger Things begins this November, it’ll be just over 9 years since the show first hit our small screens, which incidentally will also be how long Critical Popcorn has been running!

To celebrate the end, we had to bring to your attention a great featurette but also Displate – a company who truly embrace your favourite fandom with a wide range of premium quality metal posters and – what better fellow geeks – than the chance to turn your room into mini-Hawkins!

Displate are an official licensed partner for Stranger Things, and this exclusive collection offers you a wealth of choices as well, so you’ll definitely find the one you want for your wall – I picked up both the iconic group poster that lines up with Season 3, and also – as it’s Halloween – none other than Hopper checking out the Pumpkin issue from Season 2, and it looks superb! Arriving in a strong, card-backed package, they iniitally come sealed but the real good stuff happens as the matt-finish is exceptional. Check out my shots below, as you can see the level of quality, detail and some great extras to help you get them up on the wall.

Grab your walkie-talkie and, check out the whole range by clicking here, and hunt down your ideal Demogorgon or iconic scenes to set the mood for the final chapter as the countdown to Hawkins is on. These ones start around £35 / $44 (but keep an eye out for their special offers) for a medium matte Displate, with high-gloss and framed variants available for those wanting a standout display piece: https://displate.com

Also, this new featurette below takes a little look back into the Stranger Things stories have spawned an impressive level of terror but also a quite beautiful monster of a world, which possibly changed the game in how online streaming services could operate. The scope from having it on Netflix, and how a global cultural movement can expand so quickly, has had an equally massive and exciting impact forever more. And, this time out….

The fall of 1987. Hawkins is scarred by the opening of the Rifts, and our heroes are united by a single goal: find and kill Vecna. But he has vanished — his whereabouts and plans unknown. Complicating their mission, the government has placed the town under military quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her back into hiding. As the anniversary of Will’s disappearance approaches, so does a heavy, familiar dread. The final battle is looming — and with it, a darkness more powerful and more deadly than anything they’ve faced before. To end this nightmare, they’ll need everyone — the full party — standing together, one last time.

Created by The Duffer Brothers, the cast includes Winona Ryder (Joyce Byers), David Harbour (Jim Hopper), Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair), Noah Schnapp (Will Byers), Sadie Sink (Max Mayfield), Natalia Dyer (Nancy Wheeler), Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers), Joe Keery (Steve Harrington), Maya Hawke (Robin Buckley), Priah Ferguson (Erica Sinclair), Brett Gelman (Murray), Jamie Campbell Bower (Vecna), Cara Buono (Karen Wheeler), Amybeth McNulty (Vickie), Nell Fisher (Holly Wheeler), Jake Connelly (Derek Turnbow), Alex Breaux (Lt. Akers), and Linda Hamilton (Dr. Kay)

Stranger Things is produced by Upside Down Pictures and 21 Laps Entertainment with The Duffer Brothers serving as executive producers, alongside Shawn Levy of 21 Laps Entertainment and Dan Cohen

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