Prepare for an expanded “Stranger Things” universe. Following the release of the widely-viewed season four finale, the Duffer Brothers announced that they are working on a new, live-action spinoff series based on an original idea that they have come up with.
While no other details about the series were released, the news follows comments the two have made while speaking to press about the most recent season of the Netflix hit. “I’ve read these rumors that there’s gonna be an Eleven spinoff, that there’s gonna be a Steve and Dustin spinoff or that it’s another number,” the Duffer Brothers said on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast (via Variety). “That’s not interesting to me because we’ve done all that.
We’ve spent I don’t know how many hours exploring all of that. So it’s very different.” They stressed it’s not just “very different” but “1000% different,” noting the connection between the two series is a focus on the “storytelling sensibility” and not any of the main characters.
In addition to the confirmation of the new “Stranger Things” series, the Duffer Brothers revealed they have launched the production company, Upside Down Pictures, which will be behind a new slate of projects coming to Netflix.
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