Stranger Things and Harry Potter are the biggest YA franchises out there but this comparison between the books and season 4 blew our minds.

Finn Wolfhard Compares Stranger Things With Harry Potter Series, and the Reason Will Bounce You Off the Wall for Season 4

Harry Potter and Stranger Things are two of the most popular young adult series
out there. While Harry Potter can easily be described as a modern classic,
Stranger Things is on its way to breaking all records
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-can-stranger-things-season-4-break-records-set-by-bridgerton-and-squid-game-on-its-release-heres-what-fans-think/]
on Netflix. Both the series are very different yet very similar in many ways,
but this one comparison that Finn Wolfhard has made is by far the most exciting
aspect of it. But, before we delve into what he said, here’s some context for
Stranger Things season 4:


STRANGER THINGS SEASON 4- “THE SCARIEST AND DARKEST” OF THEM ALL

One recurring theme we see in all young adult fiction is that it gets darker
every season. From Harry Potter to Stranger Things
[https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/stranger-things]and Hunger Games, we see a group
of teenagers go through many trials as they begin realizing just how grim their
surroundings are. We saw Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley bicker back and forth
with Hermione Granger and eventually become friends in The Philosopher’s Stone.
By the time the series is about to come to an end, the very same trio’s fight
results in Ron leaving them behind during a quest that they all know is fatal.

Stranger Things season 4 isn't coming to Netflix in September 2021
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The same goes for Stranger Things in season 4 now. At the beginning of the show,
we saw Mike and Eleven find a beautiful bond in the most unlikely of places.
But, as we have known since 2019, they are currently miles apart as the thought
of the Mind Flayer’s return haunts both their minds.

ALSO READ: Duffer Brothers Spill a Huge Revelation About Vecna in ‘Stranger
Things’ Season 4
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-duffer-brothers-spill-a-huge-revelation-about-vecna-in-stranger-things-season-4/]


WHAT DOES FINN WOLFHARD THINK ABOUT THE SERIES AND ITS SIMILARITY TO HARRY
POTTER?

Finn Wolfhard, who plays the role of Mike Wheeler in the Netflix Original,
couldn’t help but muse about the gradual transition. “It gets funnier, it gets
scarier, it gets more dramatic. And I think that just comes with all of us
growing up and getting older. We’re not all going to be in mop top wigs when
we’re 40 years old, screaming about demogorgons and stuff.”

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He then added
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just how he thinks the Netflix series is similar to the Harry Potter franchise.
“And I think this is a very good example of the Duffers really kind of treating
our characters their ages. And I like to compare it to Harry Potter. Harry
Potter, as those movies went on, the darker they went. And that’s kind of where
we’re at now. It’s a perfect progression, in my opinion.”

ALSO READ: Why Stranger Things Season 4 Is “The Hardest Season” Millie Bobby
Brown Has Ever Filmed
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-why-stranger-things-season-4-is-the-hardest-season-millie-bobby-brown-has-ever-filmed/]

The next extremely long-awaited season of Stranger Things, i.e., season 4, will
come back from the Upside Down and on the screens of Netflix
[https://netflixjunkie.com/category/news] on May 27, 2022. Stream
[https://www.netflix.com/title/80057281] other seasons on the platform!

Safia Khanam

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Harry Potter and Stranger Things are two of the most popular young adult series out there. While Harry Potter can easily be described as a modern classic, Stranger Things is on its way to <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-can-stranger-things-season-4-break-records-set-by-bridgerton-and-squid-game-on-its-release-heres-what-fans-think/">breaking all records</a> on Netflix. Both the series are very different yet very similar in many ways, but this one comparison that Finn Wolfhard has made is by far the most exciting aspect of it. But, before we delve into what he said, here&#8217;s some context for Stranger Things season 4:
<h2>Stranger Things season 4- &#8220;the scariest and darkest&#8221; of them all</h2>
One recurring theme we see in all young adult fiction is that it gets darker every season. From Harry Potter to <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/stranger-things">Stranger Things </a>and Hunger Games, we see a group of teenagers go through many trials as they begin realizing just how grim their surroundings are. We saw Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley bicker back and forth with Hermione Granger and eventually become friends in The Philosopher&#8217;s Stone. By the time the series is about to come to an end, the very same trio&#8217;s fight results in Ron leaving them behind during a quest that they all know is fatal.
<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/stranger-things-season-4-isnt-coming-to-netflix-september-2021/sts4september/" rel="attachment wp-att-7127"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-7127 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sts4september.jpg" alt="Stranger Things season 4 isn't coming to Netflix in September 2021" width="1200" height="632" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sts4september.jpg 1200w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sts4september-300x158.jpg 300w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sts4september-1024x539.jpg 1024w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sts4september-768x404.jpg 768w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sts4september-1140x600.jpg 1140w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></a>
The same goes for Stranger Things in season 4 now. At the beginning of the show, we saw Mike and Eleven find a beautiful bond in the most unlikely of places. But, as we have known since 2019, they are currently miles apart as the thought of the Mind Flayer&#8217;s return haunts both their minds.
ALSO READ: <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-duffer-brothers-spill-a-huge-revelation-about-vecna-in-stranger-things-season-4/">Duffer Brothers Spill a Huge Revelation About Vecna in &#8216;Stranger Things&#8217; Season 4</a>
<h2>What does Finn Wolfhard think about the series and its similarity to Harry Potter?</h2>
Finn Wolfhard, who plays the role of Mike Wheeler in the Netflix Original, couldn&#8217;t help but muse about the gradual transition. &#8220;It gets funnier, it gets scarier, it gets more dramatic. And I think that just comes with all of us growing up and getting older. We&#8217;re not all going to be in mop top wigs when we&#8217;re 40 years old, screaming about demogorgons and stuff.&#8221;
<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-watch-stranger-things-season-4-cast-transformation/stranger-things-mike-3/" rel="attachment wp-att-10455"><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10455 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/stranger-things-mike.jpg" alt="" width="768" height="362" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/stranger-things-mike.jpg 768w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/stranger-things-mike-300x141.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a>
He then <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/millie-bobby-brown-says-eleven-170000057.html#:~:text=Stranger%20Things%20season%204-,Millie%20Bobby%20Brown,we%27re%20at%20now.%20It%27s%20a%20perfect%20progression%2C%20in%20my%20opinion.%22,-Stranger%20Things%20season">added</a> just how he thinks the Netflix series is similar to the Harry Potter franchise. &#8220;And I think this is a very good example of the Duffers really kind of treating our characters their ages. And I like to compare it to Harry Potter. Harry Potter, as those movies went on, the darker they went. And that&#8217;s kind of where we&#8217;re at now. It&#8217;s a perfect progression, in my opinion.&#8221;
ALSO READ: <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-why-stranger-things-season-4-is-the-hardest-season-millie-bobby-brown-has-ever-filmed/">Why Stranger Things Season 4 Is “The Hardest Season” Millie Bobby Brown Has Ever Filmed</a>
The next extremely long-awaited season of Stranger Things, i.e., season 4, will come back from the Upside Down and on the screens of <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/category/news">Netflix</a> on May 27, 2022. <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80057281">Stream</a> other seasons on the platform!

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