Netflix has officially ordered Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure, a new prequel series set in the universe of Stranger Things. The series is scheduled to debut in 2028.
Netflix announced the project on November 6 during its annual Stranger Things Day celebration. The date commemorates the fictional disappearance of Will Byers on November 6, 1983.
Stranger Things Prequel Explores 1955 Nevada
According to Variety, the upcoming series will take place in 1955 in Marion, Nevada. It will explore events that occurred before the original series and the stage production Stranger Things: The First Shadow.
The Duffer brothers previously teased that the project would examine events leading up to Henry Creel’s exposure to a mysterious otherworldly substance, which gave him supernatural abilities. However, Netflix has not yet revealed further plot details or confirmed the series’ characters.
Duffer Brothers Lead Creative Team
Matt and Ross Duffer are co-creating the series alongside Kate Trefry, who will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Trefry previously worked as a writer on Stranger Things and wrote The First Shadow.
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Joe Wright will direct the first three episodes and also serve as an executive producer. The other executive producers include Shawn Levy, Paul Dichter, Shelley Meals, Andrea Sperling and Pavlina Hatoupis.
Production is scheduled to take place in New Mexico.
The Duffer brothers expressed excitement about bringing the long-developed project to life. They praised Trefry and Wright for their contributions and teased that the series would introduce new heroes, villains and mysteries while retaining the elements audiences associate with the original show.
Latest Expansion of the Stranger Things Universe
Other Worlds will further expand the franchise, joining the animated series Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 and the stage production Stranger Things: The First Shadow.
With its 2028 debut planned, the prequel will offer viewers another look at the supernatural history behind the Stranger Things universe.
