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The Biggest Series On Netflix Ever Gets Its Own Spin-off!
The Duffer Brothers are collaborating on a spin-off and animated series of Stranger Things with new stories.
The world of Stranger Things will not come to a complete stop when the fifth season is released. While the story surrounding Hawkins concludes, Matt and Ross Duffer are working behind the scenes on a new project set in the same universe. This spin-off leaves the familiar characters behind and opts for a fresh approach with a brand new story and different main roles.
According to the Duffer brothers, the story of the Demogorgons, the Mind Flayer, Vecna, and Hawkins is fully told by the end of the fifth season. "This is a complete story. It is finished," says Matt Duffer. Therefore, the spin-off is not built on loose ends, but starts with new characters and a blank slate. However, the series will remain true to the recognizable style of Stranger Things, with young main roles, adventure, and science fiction elements.
Ross Duffer indicates that the new series is set in a different environment. "There will be connections, but it will be almost like an anthology," he explains. By not holding on to the existing mythology, the creators want to prevent the story from becoming burdensome and unnecessarily complicated. Matt emphasizes that it is liberating to be able to start anew without narrative constraints.
Matt and Ross remain closely involved with the spin-off as creators and creative advisors but will not take on the role of showrunner themselves. They are focusing on their new film and television projects under their contract with Paramount. "We hope to write and direct something new," says Ross.
In addition to the live-action spin-off, Netflix is also working on an animated series: Stranger Things: Tales From '85. This series is being developed by Eric Robles. The Duffer Brothers have already seen a complete episode and described the result as very successful. Matt believes the animated series feels like a natural extension of the original series.
The first part of the fifth season of Stranger Things will be released on November 26 on Netflix. There is no information yet about the release date of Tales From '85 and the spin-off.
According to the Duffer brothers, the story of the Demogorgons, the Mind Flayer, Vecna, and Hawkins is fully told by the end of the fifth season. "This is a complete story. It is finished," says Matt Duffer. Therefore, the spin-off is not built on loose ends, but starts with new characters and a blank slate. However, the series will remain true to the recognizable style of Stranger Things, with young main roles, adventure, and science fiction elements.
A New World
Ross Duffer indicates that the new series is set in a different environment. "There will be connections, but it will be almost like an anthology," he explains. By not holding on to the existing mythology, the creators want to prevent the story from becoming burdensome and unnecessarily complicated. Matt emphasizes that it is liberating to be able to start anew without narrative constraints.
Matt and Ross remain closely involved with the spin-off as creators and creative advisors but will not take on the role of showrunner themselves. They are focusing on their new film and television projects under their contract with Paramount. "We hope to write and direct something new," says Ross.
More Than One Expansion
In addition to the live-action spin-off, Netflix is also working on an animated series: Stranger Things: Tales From '85. This series is being developed by Eric Robles. The Duffer Brothers have already seen a complete episode and described the result as very successful. Matt believes the animated series feels like a natural extension of the original series.
The first part of the fifth season of Stranger Things will be released on November 26 on Netflix. There is no information yet about the release date of Tales From '85 and the spin-off.
