It`s never too early to start anticipating the return of Stranger Things on Netflix. The series has been renewed for a third season and details about the continuation of the thriller series are starting to arrive.What will it be about? When will it premiere? What about Barb? GameSpot has looked into all of those questions and more. Here is everything we know about Stranger Things Season 3 thus far.When will it premiere?While a release date for Season 3 has yet to be announced by Netflix, chances are it won`t be until 2019. As previously reported, production on the third season doesn`t begin until the middle of April.When you factor in filming and post-production time, it`s unlikely the show would be ready to launch before the end of the year. Star David Harbour also alluded to a later arrival, telling Variety, `You probably won`t get [Season 3] until sometime in 2019.` If that`s the case, 2018 will be the first year with no new episodes of Stranger Things since its 2016 premiere.How many episodes will there be?As with the first, the third season will be comprised of eight episodes. While Season 2 upped the ante to nine installments, Episode 7 was widely criticized by critics. Perhaps eight episodes is the sweet spot for Stranger Things.What will it be about?Naturally, the Duffer brothers, who co-created the series, are keeping plot details under wraps. However, some details have leaked out.For instance, executive producer Shawn Levy says that Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) will not be the Upside Down`s vessel in Season 3. `We`re going to give Will a break,` he explained to Glamour. `We`re not going to put Will through hell for a third season in a row. He`ll be dealing with stuff, but he won`t be at rock bottom the way we forced the amazing Noah Schnapp to play.`After binging Season 2, GameSpot has plenty of theories about what the third season could be about. Possibilities range from yet another Dungeons & Dragons-inspired monster to the Shadow Monster permanently br ...
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