Other Worlds takes Stranger Things back to 1955
Stranger Things is leaving Hawkins behind. Netflix has announced Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure (2028), a new live-action prequel series set in Marion, Nevada, in April 1955.
The series will explore a previously unseen chapter of the mythology, taking place decades before the events of Stranger Things (2016) and before the stage play Stranger Things: The First Shadow (2023). Netflix has confirmed that the story will follow a new ensemble of characters, although the streamer is keeping the plot firmly in the upsidedown for now.
Production is scheduled to take place in New Mexico. Joe Wright, the BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning director behind Darkest Hour (2017), will direct the first three episodes.
A new story from the Stranger Things team
The series comes from co-creators and executive producers Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer, alongside Kate Trefry. Trefry will serve as showrunner, writer and executive producer. She previously wrote Stranger Things: The First Shadow and has worked on the Netflix series since its second season. Howe said
"Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure takes us to the 1950s with new heroes and all the heart, mystery, and spectacle of the original series..."
The Duffer Brothers described the project as “Stranger Things, but also thrillingly fresh”, promising a different setting, new heroes and villains, and fresh mythology. They shared these words.
“We’ve been dreaming of Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure for many years now... We can’t wait for you to see what they’re cooking up. Now, on to casting. In the meantime, watch the skies, nerds!”
What happened in Marion?
The choice of Marion, Nevada places the series close to one of the franchise’s most mysterious chapters: the Nevada Experiment.
According to the mythology established in Stranger Things: The First Shadow and the fifth season of Stranger Things, Martin Brenner became obsessed with reaching the alternate dimension his father, Captain Brenner, had encountered during the USS Eldridge incident. Martin later established a military research facility in Nevada, where he attempted to recreate that interdimensional journey.
The show could also help connect the mythology of Stranger Things (2016) with the revelations introduced in Stranger Things: The First Shadow (2023).
Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure will premiere on Netflix in 2028. No exact release date, episode count or cast has been announced.
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