Stranger Things Season 3 is rolling right along, and we've got a bit of an update on where production's at. The third installment of Netflix's supernatural sensation will get in front of cameras starting Monday, April 23, according to series producer and director Shawn Levy.

Speaking with Collider's Steve Weintraub, Levy revealed that the team just completed the table read from Stranger Things 3, which included the first four scripts of the season, putting them about right on pace with the amount of scripts they had completed ahead of production for Season 2. And once again, they're following a familiar shooting strategy that will give series creators Matt and Ross Duffer time to go off and write while the season is underway.

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Levy explained,

"It is the same number of scripts as last year. The rest of them kind of get written as we shoot, as we edit, as we go. I'm once again directing the third and fourth episodes so that I can give the Duffers a breather, and send them back into the writing cave, so that they can buff out the rest of the season. That's why I took on these episodes in Season One, and now the three of us are just a little too superstitious to mess with what's worked so far. The prep beyond that, it's really a similar juggling act where the Duffers, because they always understandably want to direct the kick-off episodes, they have to juggle their limited time between writing and re-writing and prepping as directors, all at the same time."

As for who else might be stepping behind the camera for Season 3, Levy says not to expect a ton of surprises on the list, especially considering the limited episode count, which he confirms will drop back down to an eight-episode run after their ten-episode second season. "It's not a huge surprise," Levy said, "there's eight episodes, so there's a very limited number of slots available."

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One name you shouldn't expect to see is the return of Pixar legend Andrew Stanton, who directed two mid-season episodes in Season 2. However, it seems scheduling has prevented the Finding Nemo and WALL-E director from making a return. Levy said,

"No, you know what? We had some schedule issues trying to figure out how to bring Andrew back, because we were beyond thrilled with him as a human being and his episodes. So the only answer I can give you today is it's not Stanton, though we very much hope to keep him in the director club of Stranger Things as we move on to other seasons.

Looking ahead, Levy reaffirms that Season 4 is "definitely happening" with the potential for more after that, but ultimately the way they work requires them to keep things a bit loose.

"I mean I will say we have a good sense of stuff that happens in Season Four. Season Four is definitely happening. There's very much the possibility of a season beyond that one, that's currently undecided. And what I would just say is part of the chaos and fun of this particular show is that while the Duffers and the writer's room and we producers outline the entire season, the Duffers really use the writing process to revisit, reassess and question all of their prior assumption. So even though we always start off with a good sense of the major arcs of the season. We're always ready for shifts and surprises because if the Duffers stumble into a different or surprising inspiration while they rewrite the script, we're going to follow that inspiration and throw out some ideas in order to embrace some new ones that are more exciting. And I have no doubt that Season 3 will be no exception."

In addition to the return of Sheriff Hopper, Eleven, and the rest of the gang, Stranger Things 3 recently recruited Cary Elwes to play the "sleazy" mayor of Hawkins and Jake Busey as a local reporter with questionable morals. Additionally, Priah Ferguson, who played Lucas' little sister Erica, has been upped to series regular and Maya Thurman-Hawke has joined the cast as an alternative girl bored with her day job. For now, that's about as much as we know about what's new in Season 3, but with production just around the corner, no doubt we can expect some more updates in the coming weeks.

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