universe. Following the release of the widely-viewed season 4 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 ). “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.”Not just “very different” but “1000% different” they stressed, with the connection between the two series being a focus on the “storytelling sensibility” and not any of the main characters.In addition to the confirmation of the new 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.
Some of the highlights include a live-action TV adaptation of the Japanese manga and anime series, an original series from creators Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews () and a series adaptation of Stephen King and Peter Straub‘s .
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