11 April 2023: The makers of Stranger Things are developing a new animated programme based on the TV world. The Duffer brothers’ unnamed television project has been confirmed by Netflix.
The science fiction series universe will continue to exist even though the international sensation Stranger Things is due to conclude next year. The Duffer Brothers, the show’s creators, have a new untitled animated series for Netflix that takes place in the same world. Via their Upside Down Pictures banner, they will executive produce the new show alongside Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, and Eric Robles. The next series hasn’t yet received any fresh information.
“We’ve always dreamed of an animated Stranger Things in the style of the Saturday morning cartoons that we grew up loving,” Matt and Ross Duffer said in a statement. “To see this dream realised has been absolutely thrilling. The scripts and artwork that Eric Robles and his team have created are incredible, and we can’t wait to share more with you! We are beyond impressed. The journey continues,” they added.
Stranger Things debuted on Netflix in 2016 and starred Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, and Noah Schnapp. Since its launch, it has grown to become the most well-liked original series on the streaming service. The characters of Stranger Things are residents of Hawkins, Indiana, a fictional US town plagued by supernatural occurrences and home to the Upside Down, an other reality.
The fifth and final season, which will air sometime in 2024, was announced in February 2022. Netflix also has plans for a second live-action spinoff series and a stage production from the Stranger Things universe in addition to the new animation series. Although the Duffer brothers have stated that it would not be based on fan favourites like Eleven or Steve Harrington, it remains unknown which character the spinoff will follow.
The play Stranger Things: The First Shadow will debut in London’s West End in late 2023, it was announced last month. The play, which takes place in Hawkins in 1959, is based on a unique tale created by the Duffers and authors Kate Trefry and Jack Thorne. Stephen Daldry, a Tony Award winner, will direct the new piece, with Justin Martin serving as co-director. Characters from the show like Joyce Byers, Jim Hopper, Bob Newby, and Henry Creel will appear in it.