Stranger Things season 4 begins filming ‘in same Lithuanian prison as Chernobyl’ as Netflix production heads overseas

STRANGER Things season four has begun filming at the same Lithuanian prison where much of Channel 4 drama Chernobyl was filmed.

Work on the upcoming season of the Netflix drama has kicked off on schedule, but production has left Atlanta for the first time and started filming in the former prison that was seen in much of the award-winning drama Chernobyl.

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revealed the news, and claims that "The Lithuanian filming will take place first" before everything moves back to Atlanta where the likes of Millie Bobby Brown will commence work.

The end of season three saw a brief prison scene, and so it appears the new episodes may focus more heavily on new location; a post-credits scene teased that Jim Hopper may have been captured by the Russians, who referred to one of their prisoners simply as ‘The American’, so perhaps the new location will be the Russian facility where he is being held.

David Harbour, who plays Hopper, revealed in December he is just as desperate as fans of the show to know what happened to his character at the end of the third season.

The beloved local sheriff left fans beside themselves with worry after being caught up in an explosion in the finale episode and seemingly disappearing without a trace.

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But the post-credits scene hinted that 'The American' could be Jim.

“Well, here’s the thing. I always knew that Hopper had to make a sacrifice,” he said on Late Night with Seth Meyers.

“Like, he’s a jerk, and he also needs to pay for that in some way… so I thought he’d make the sacrifice.”

However, eagle-eyed fans have come up with their own theories about the local sheriff’s fate with many interpreting the series’ crossover with Back to the Future as a major hint that time travel will be involved.

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One keen viewer took to Reddit to outline their thoughts that Jim will be snatched by the Russians, who will delve into the past to prevent their Star Court plan being thwarted.

“So the back to the future vibes were very strong but why pay so many royalties for a few jokes? Why not for the story line,” user Tatapeep wrote.

“I think that the Russians will build a time machine to go back in time to before the Star Court mall generator explodes and they kidnap Hopper after finding him in the Upside Down,” they continued.