‘Stranger Things’ Live-Action Prequel ‘Other Worlds’ A Go At Netflix From ‘First Shadow’ Team Of Kate Trefry & Duffer Brothers
Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure, co-created by Kate Trefry and The Duffer Brothers and directed by Joe Wright, is a prequel set in the 1950s, before Stranger Things and before the stage play Stranger Things: The First Shadow.
Key points
- The announcement comes as part of “Stranger Things” Day, the annual celebration to mark the day Will Byers disappeared in the original […].
- There aren't a lot of details, but the show will be going back in time quite a bit.
The streamer just announced a live-action spinoff of Stranger Things which is expected to debut in 2028.
The long-rumored live-action Stranger Things spinoff series has been officially revealed by Netflix.
Additional details
- Netflix isn't done with Hawkins, Indiana just yet.
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