Happy summer from this 'Stranger Things' teaser of Steve serving ice cream

What a cute little town in danger from another dimension!!
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Our first hint of Stranger Things 3 is mostly full of strangers – and one new face. In a commercial for the new mall in Hawkins (just in time for the end of the world!) we catch up with Steve (Joe Keery) and new character Robin (Maya Thurman-Hawke).

"Something is coming...to Hawkins, Indiana!" the official Stranger Things Twitter teased on Monday.

Among its many attractions (The Gap! Zales! Claire's!), Starcourt Mall has a swaggy food court with the pirate-themed Scoops Ahoy ice cream shop, employer of none other than Steve Harrington. Steve looks less than chuffed about his summer job and appears to have a minor existential crisis after uttering a wobbly "Ahoy!" for the camera.

Is he traumatized by his run-in with not one but dozens of baby demogorgons? Is he still hung up on Nancy (or thirsting for Billy)? Or perhaps he feels morally bankrupt for selling out to big ice cream and working for the most ubiquitous monster of all: Capitalism.

Meanwhile, Robin looks to have the perfect customer-facing persona as she smiles and greets the camera promoting Starcourt. However, a character description released earlier this year by Netflix described her as "bored with her mundane day job." In her search for excitement, Robin "uncovers a dark secret in Hawkins."

Huh. Wonder what that could be.

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Proma Khosla

Proma Khosla is a Senior Entertainment Reporter writing about all things TV, from ranking Bridgerton crushes to composer interviews and leading Mashable's stateside coverage of Bollywood and South Asian representation. You might also catch her hosting video explainers or on Mashable's TikTok and Reels, or tweeting silly thoughts from @promawhatup.

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