Netflix Announces Stranger Things Prequel Other Worlds For 2028
The live-action series will move the franchise to 1950s Nevada, with Kate Trefry as showrunner and Joe Wright directing its first three episodes.
Netflix has announced Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure, a live-action prequel set before both Stranger Things and the stage play Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Engadget says the series is coming to Netflix in 2028, while The Verge describes a 2028 debut as expected. The announcement came on Stranger Things Day, according to Engadget.
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A New Setting and an Earlier Story
Netflix has disclosed little about the plot. The prequel takes place in the 1950s, before the events of the original series and The First Shadow. According to Engadget, an announcement teaser places the story in Marion, Nevada, in 1955. It shows an abandoned bicycle fitted with a radio, a sign marking a restricted area and a sky disrupted by a boom.
Franchise creators Matt and Ross Duffer said they had been thinking about Other Worlds for years. They described it as a fresh take with a different setting and new heroes and villains, but did not disclose further story details. Their statement also indicated that casting is the next step.
Who Is Making the Prequel
Kate Trefry will co-create, write and serve as showrunner of Other Worlds, Engadget reports. She has written for Stranger Things and wrote the script for The First Shadow. Joe Wright, whose film work includes Pride & Prejudice and Atonement, will direct the first three episodes.
The Duffer brothers will be executive producers. Engadget notes that they remain involved with this project despite having left Netflix for Paramount. Neither report identifies cast members or provides further production details.
More Stranger Things Projects
The announcement adds another project to the franchise after the main series concluded. The Verge characterizes a new live-action show as a more substantial expansion than Netflix’s animated spinoff, Stranger Things: Tales from ’85. Engadget reports that the animated show’s second season arrived in September.
Engadget also says The First Shadow is scheduled to end its London West End run on December 27 and its Broadway run on January 3. It reports that a recording of the play may come to Netflix, but describes that release as unconfirmed. For now, the new series’ premise, creative team and 2028 window are the principal details Netflix has made public.
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