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Kali Returns: Key Role in Stranger Things Season 4

12/1/2025

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  • Kali Prasad, known as Eight and played by Linnea Berthelsen, returns in the first third of Stranger Things Season 4.
  • Co-creator Matt Duffer says the season's narrative hinges on Kali's involvement.
  • Kali has the ability to create mental hallucinations.
  • Kali was last seen in Season 2.
  • Duffer notes Kali's return resolves a narrative loose end ahead of Stranger Things Volume Two, which premieres December 25, 2025.