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Stranger Things S4E9 — Chapter Nine: The Piggyback

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Stranger Things•Season 4•Episode 9

Chapter Nine: The Piggyback

9.2/10 · 65,687 votesJul 1, 2022143 min

Ranked #3 of 9 in Season 4•+0.5 vs season avg

With selfless hearts and a clash of metal, heroes fight from every corner of the battlefield to save Hawkins — and the world itself.

Directed byMatt Duffer, Ross Duffer

Written byMatt Duffer, Ross Duffer

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Chapter One: The Hellfire Club

Chapter Two: Vecna's Curse still

Chapter Two: Vecna's Curse

Chapter Three: The Monster and the Superhero still

Chapter Three: The Monster and the Superhero

Chapter Four: Dear Billy still

Chapter Four: Dear Billy

Chapter Five: The Nina Project still

Chapter Five: The Nina Project

Chapter Six: The Dive still

Chapter Six: The Dive

Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab still

Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab

Chapter Eight: Papa still

Chapter Eight: Papa

Chapter Nine: The Piggyback still

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Chapter Nine: The Piggyback

Cast16

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Joyce Byers

David Harbour

David Harbour

Jim Hopper

Millie Bobby Brown

Millie Bobby Brown

Eleven / Jane Hopper

Finn Wolfhard

Finn Wolfhard

Mike Wheeler

Gaten Matarazzo

Gaten Matarazzo

Dustin Henderson

Caleb McLaughlin

Caleb McLaughlin

Lucas Sinclair

Noah Schnapp

Noah Schnapp

Will Byers

Sadie Sink

Sadie Sink

Max Mayfield

Natalia Dyer

Natalia Dyer

Nancy Wheeler

Charlie Heaton

Charlie Heaton

Jonathan Byers

Joe Keery

Joe Keery

Steve Harrington

Maya Hawke

Maya Hawke

Robin Buckley

Crew9

Matt Duffer

Matt Duffer

Writer

Ross Duffer

Ross Duffer

Writer

Matt Duffer

Matt Duffer

Director

Ross Duffer

Ross Duffer

Director

Dean Zimmerman

Dean Zimmerman

Editor

C

Caleb Heymann

Director of Photography

K

Kat Naranjo

Editor

K

Katheryn Naranjo

Editor

T

Tudor Jones

Producer

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Episode Summary

"Chapter Nine: The Piggyback" is episode 9 of Stranger Things season 4. It scored 9.2/10 from 65,687 votes, ranking #3 of 9 episodes this season (season average 8.7). Directed by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer and written by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, it aired on July 1, 2022.

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