Follow ing the season three cliffhanger, actor David Harbour will return as Jim Hopper in the fourth season of Stranger Things.

Harbouru2019s hard- hitting police chief character was presumed dead at the end of Netflixu2019s Stranger Things season three, though fans were speculating that he was still alive. Now, the Duffer Brothers have officially confirmed the return of Hopper for season four, which is currently in production. u201c Weu2019re excited to officially confirm that production on Stranger Things 4 is now underway and even more excited to announce the return of Hopper,u201d brothers Matt and Ross Duffer revealed in a message written to fans u201c from Russia with loveu201d. u201c Itu2019s not all good news for our American. He is imprisoned far from home in the snowy wasteland of Kamchatka, where he will face dangers both human and other. Meanwhile, back in the States, a new horror is beginning to surface, something long buried and that connects everything. Netflix also released the first official footage from the new season, featuring Hopperu2019s new look.