{
  "id": 18512530,
  "title": "Stranger Things Officially Returns in 2028 With New Series",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/stranger-things-officially-returns-in-2028-with-new-series",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-06T14:25:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Polygon",
    "slug": "polygon",
    "url": "https://www.polygon.com/stranger-things-day-new-series-other-worlds-netflix/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Netflix is set to launch a new live-action Stranger Things series titled \"Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure\" in 2028, according to a Friday announcement. The spinoff will explore the franchise in a different location and time period, featuring a fresh cast of characters facing supernatural dangers. The series will premiere on Netflix's anniversary day, November 6, 1983 – the date Will Byers went missing in the original series. A teaser trailer reveals the story will take place in the 1950s in the fictional town of Marion, Nevada, where an abandoned bicycle with a radio playing \"Sh-Boom\" is discovered. Kate Trefry and the Duffer Brothers are co-creators of the new series, with Joe Wright directing. The announcement comes from Stranger Things Day, and the Duffer Brothers expressed excitement about the project. Ross and Matt Duffer stated that they have been working on the idea for years and that the series will be a thrilling, fresh take on Stranger Things. Producer Shawn Levy highlighted that the new show will feature an ensemble of characters, new adventures, and a blend of the original series' DNA with new elements such as setting, characters, themes, and mythology. \"Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure\" will premiere on Netflix in 2028, prior to the events of the stage play \"Stranger Things: The First Shadow.\"",
  "summary": "Netflix reveals new Stranger Things series Other Worlds, a live-action prequel series set in 1955.",
  "key_points": [
    "\"Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure\" series set for 2028",
    "Premiere on Netflix's anniversary day, November 6, 1983",
    "1950s setting in fictional town of Marion, Nevada"
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}