A fire broke out at a Netflix studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico where the cast and crew of Stranger Things season 4 are currently filming. The long-awaited next entry in the hit Netflix show has faced an onslaught of delays. Stranger Things season 4 originally began filming in early 2020 and a month of principal photography was done when COVID-19 forced the set to shut down. Filming resumed in late September 2020 and has continued since then, with fans eagerly awaiting any updates on the season.
It has been over two years since Stranger Things season 3 bowed, leaving audiences on the edge of their seats with its slew of cliffhangers. Hopper, thought to be dead initially, was revealed to be in a Russian prison camp, a plot that will be central to Stranger Things' fourth season. Will, Eleven, and the Byers family were also leaving Hawkins, Indiana at the end of the previous season hoping to get away from the horrors of the small town. One thing is clear, though: the Upside Down and the various threats facing the core group of young friends is nowhere near defeated and it will likely get even worse in season 4, as the cast and crew has teased that the next entry is scarier, bigger, and all around better.
One thing not on the agenda, though, was a recent fire at a Netflix studio in New Mexico. Newsweek reported that a fire broke out at an Albuquerque filming location during the early morning hours on August 4. The studio is where the Stranger Things cast and crew is currently filming. It is unclear if the fire was a direct result of the show filming or if it was unrelated to the ongoing production. Additionally, no injuries of civilians or fire fighters were reported as part of the incident. Check out the tweet below:
Click Here to View the Original Tweet
Netflix has not commented on the fire nor has the streamer indicated whether or not this would delay Stranger Things season 4 further. Executive producer Shawn Levy recently revealed that filming will wrap in the next ten days, so it's possible that the fire came from shooting what is likely to be an explosive finale. Still, until Netflix or anyone associated with the show comments on the fire, audiences will be waiting with bated breath to find out if this could effect the production process on the show.
Fortunately, and most importantly, it was reported that nobody was hurt in the fire. Ultimately, this means that it's unlikely that they were filming at the time of the fire. With announcements about Stranger Things season 4 coming soon, it's likely that Netflix or the cast and crew will give an update soon. Once the season finally releases, audiences may even get an idea of where it came from.
Source: Newsweek