Few series have been picked over and anticipated by fans as much as the 80’s-themed Netflix juggernaut Stranger Things. And, finally, the wait is over for the fourth season, which will begin airing at the beginning of May this year.

At an estimated 30 million dollars per episode, the creators had the money to hire the best talent around, so it should come as no surprise that there are Hungarian fingerprints on the results. In this case, no stranger to high-profile projects, the Hungarian talent comes in the form of director Nimród Antal, who helmed episodes 5 and 6 of the series.

American born to Hungarian parents, the director’s breakout feature film was actually made in Budapest. Control (Kontroll), the story of the lives of Budapest metro ticket inspectors, was an art-house hit when it came out close to 20 years ago. Since then, Antal worked on the thriller Vacancy, the big-budget sequel to Predator, Predators, as well as Metallica’s hybrid concert / thriller Metallica Through the Never. The supernatural-themed series seems like a natural choice for a director who is so capable at telling human stories alongside high-octane action sequences.

This isn’t the director’s first foray into television, however, According to Hungary Today, “Stranger Things is not the first series Antal has directed: he has directed two television series before. He was a guest director on Wayward Pines (2015-2016), then a regular director for Servant (2019-).”

It’s been six years since Stranger Things premiered. With viewers lessening their reliance on streaming services as the pandemic wanes, only time will tell how much longer they will fund the expensive series. As for Antal, next up is the Liam Neeson-starring thriller Retribution, which IMDB describes as “A bank executive receives a bomb threat while driving his children to school that his car will explode if they stop and get out. A remake of the 2015 Spanish film El Desconocido.”

Below find the tension-filled trailer for Stranger Things 4.

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