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Netflix Officially Confirms New Sci-Fi Series From ‘Stranger Things’ Creators Drops in Less Than 48 Hours

19 May 2026 at 22:45

After the divisive final season of Stranger Things, which concluded at the very end of 2025, the show's creators, the Duffer Brothers, have been focusing on facilitating others' projects. They've served as executive producers on the acclaimed horror series Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, which premiered in March, and on the spin-off Stranger Things: Tales from '85, which premiered in May. The brothers' third series as executive producers in as many months is all set to debut this week on Netflix, as they prepare to begin a stint at Paramount. The Duffer Brothers, who gave Netflix one of its most-watched hits ever with Stranger Things, are pursuing new opportunities because they reportedly want to make theatrical movies.

Duffer Brothers Reveal Billy Crudup Was Original Choice To Play Hopper In ‘Stranger Things’: “Everything Happens For A Reason”

19 May 2026 at 01:04
David Harbour’s Chief Jim Hopper is a key figure in Stranger Things‘ fictitious town of Hawkins, Indiana, eventually coming to serve as surrogate father to Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and helping to unravel the central sci-fi mystery of the Upside Down. However, the twice Emmy-nominated actor was not the original choice to play the role, […]

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