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'Stranger Things' prequel 'Other Worlds' coming to Netflix in 2028

  • On Friday, Netflix announced a live-action prequel titled 'Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure' set in 1955 Marion, Nevada, coinciding with Stranger Things Day, marking the date Will Byers disappeared in the original series.
  • Series creators Matt and Ross Duffer developed the concept since 2022, serving as co-creators alongside longtime writer Kate Trefry while maintaining their overall deal at Paramount.
  • Golden Globe-winning director Joe Wright will direct the first three episodes, while Trefry serves as showrunner and executive producer, having written the stage play 'Stranger Things: The First Shadow.'
  • Slated for a 2028 debut, the series features 'all-new characters, themes and mythology,' with producers describing the upcoming project as 'thrillingly fresh' and exploring a new setting.
  • This marks the fourth project in the 'Stranger Things' franchise, joining the original series, the animated 'Stranger Things: Tales From '85,' and the stage production, with filming in New Mexico.
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Who thought the adventures in Hawkins had ended on December 31, 2025 was wrong. Netflix announced that it prepares "Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure", spin-off in live-action of one of its most successful series with debut forecast for 2028. The news comes a few months after the release of the second season of a derivative production, but in animation.

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It is a real action production, no cartoons, CGI or similar, and will arrive in 2028

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Bleeding Cool News And Rumors broke the news on Friday, November 6, 2026.
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