‘Other Worlds’: Netflix announces live-action spin-ff to ‘Stranger Things’

LOS ANGELES: Netflix has announced a live-action spin-off of its hit series Stranger Things, titled Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure. The series is being developed by the Duffer Brothers and longtime Stranger Things writer Kate Trefry. It is scheduled to premiere in 2028.

Set in the 1950s, the prequel is set to explore a new chapter in the Stranger Things universe, decades before the events of the original series.

The new series is also set before the events of the stage play Stranger Things: The First Shadow, which explores Henry Creel’s past in Hawkins in 1959.

A teaser released by Netflix places the story in Marion, Nevada, on April 19, 1955, with a new set of characters, a different setting and a new supernatural mystery.

The Duffer Brothers had been developing the idea for Other Worlds for several years.“We’ve been dreaming of Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure for many years now, and to see it become a reality is surreal and exhilarating,” said Matt and Ross Duffer.

Kate Trefry, who also wrote The First Shadow, is the showrunner, co-creator, and writer. She will executive produce the series alongside BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning filmmaker Joe Wright, who will also direct the first three episodes.“The Duffer Brothers gave me my first paying job in Hollywood, and it has been a joy and a fever dream ever since,” said Trefry.The production of the series will take place in New Mexico.

Matt and Ross Duffer through their production banner Upside Down Pictures, Shawn Levy and his banner 21 Laps, Paul Dichter, Shelley Meals, Andrea Sperling and Pavlina Hatoupis are the other executive producers.

The announcement was made on November 6 — Stranger Things Day, marking the date Will Byers disappeared in the original series in 1983.