Netflix announces Stranger Things prequel, set to debut in 2028
To celebrate "Stranger Things" Day, Netflix announced prequel series "Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure."
Netflix has revealed plans for a prequel series called Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure. The new show, set to debut in 2028, will be a prequel to the original Stranger Things series and the stage production Stranger Things: The First Shadow. The announcement was made on Stranger Things Day, November 6, which marks the anniversary of the disappearance of Will Byers in 1981.
The Duffer Brothers, the creators of the original series, as well as writer Kate Trefry, who also penned the stage play, are behind Other Worlds. The announcement coincided with Stranger Things Day, which commemorates the day Will Byers disappeared in 1981. The Duffer Brothers expressed their excitement about the prequel, describing it as "Stranger Things, but also thrillingly fresh, with a new setting, new heroes and villains, and new... actually, we're not allowed to say any more."
While the show's location, characters, and plot details are still largely a mystery, a teaser video suggests an abandoned bicycle outside a government facility with a title card reading "April 19, 1955, Marion, Nevada." This hints at experiments related to Dimension X, which play a crucial role in the backstory of the villain Henry Creel in the Duffer Brothers' other works, including The First Shadow and Stranger Things Season 5.
The timeline and setting of Other Worlds are intriguing, as the experiments in the teaser took place in Rachel, Nevada, rather than the fictional town of Marion. The series will premiere on Netflix in 2028.
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