Season 3 of Netflix’s Stranger Things is approaching and the latest in a stream of crazy and creative promotional partnerships has been revealed. Following partnerships with Nike, Baskin Robbins and Coca Cola, Burger King is now serving up a special Upside Down burger, and it is exactly what it sounds like.
Before you get too excited about trying the Stranger Things themed meal, AdWeek have revealed that the burger will only be available at 11 locations as a nod to the shows protagonist, Eleven
The Upside Down Whopper will be served on June 21 in Miami, Houston, Boston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Dallas, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York. As well as the limited edition food, participating restaurants will also be selling limited edition Stranger Things merchandise including T-shirts, crowns, ketchup packets and pins.
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In season 3 of Stranger Things the original cast are set to return with the addition of Maya Thurman-Hawke. The new season will be set in 1985 which is less than a year after the last season. Show writer and director Ross Duffer had this to say when speaking to The Hollywood Reporter:
“They’ve shut the door on the Mind Flayer, but not only is it still there in the Upside Down, it’s very much aware of the kids, and particularly Eleven, It had not encountered her and her powers until that final episode. Now, it knows that she’s out there. We wanted to end on a little bit of an ominous note.”
In the run up to the new season, book author Adam Christopher has just released a new book called Darkness on the Edge of Town. The Book is about Chief Jim Hopper’s backstory as he served as a homicide detective in New York City in 1977. According to a Tweet from Netflix, the book features stories that Hopper tells Eleven.
Here's some big @StrangerThings news. The REAL (official, canonical!) story of Jim Hopper is coming to a bookstore near you. When Eleven gets curious about unanswered questions, Hopper is forced to reckon with some long-buried secrets. And, you know me. I love secrets. pic.twitter.com/CSGdkCVyaj
— Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) February 8, 2019
Stranger Things season 3 will be released on July 4.