(FILES) (L/R) US actors Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Canadian actor Finn Wolfhard, US actors Gaten Matarazzo, Noah Schnapp and British actress Millie Bobby Brown attend the world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things", Season 5, at the TCL Chinese theatre in Los Angeles on November 6, 2025. The hit fantasy series Stranger Things returns to Netflix on December 26, 2025 for three new episodes of the fifth and final season, before the grand finale on January 1st. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP)
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Netflix has announced the development of a new prequel series titled "Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure," marking the fourth project set within the Stranger Things universe since the conclusion of the original series. The streaming platform confirmed the project on Friday, November 6, with a scheduled release set for 2028. According to the official announcement, the series will be set in the 1950s, decades before the events of the original show, which followed a group of children uncovering a supernatural conspiracy in Hawkins, Indiana. The new production will also serve as a prequel to the stage play Stranger Things: The First Shadow, which explores the origins of Henry Creel, the character who eventually becomes the antagonist Vecna. Matt and Ross Duffer, the creators of the original series, are set to return as producers for this project. This expansion follows the announcement of other franchise entries, including the animated series Stranger Things: Tales from '85 and the aforementioned stage play. The original Stranger Things series, which concluded its final season late last year, featured a cast including Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, and Gaten Matarazzo. The show maintained significant viewership throughout its run; according to data reported by EFE, the series accumulated over 1.2 billion views across its first four seasons. The fifth and final season achieved record-breaking status, becoming the most-watched English-language television debut in the platform's history. Both the fourth and fifth seasons currently rank among the most popular television seasons on Netflix. Article source: Prensa Libre | Image credit: Prensa Libre
Netflix has announced the development of a new prequel series titled “Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure,” marking the fourth project set within the Stranger Things universe since the conclusion of the original series. The streaming platform confirmed the project on Friday, November 6, with a scheduled release set for 2028. According to the official announcement, the series will be set in the 1950s, decades before the events of the original show, which followed a group of children uncovering a supernatural conspiracy in Hawkins, Indiana. The new production will also serve as a prequel to the stage play Stranger Things: The First Shadow, which explores the origins of Henry Creel, the character who eventually becomes the antagonist Vecna. Matt and Ross Duffer, the creators of the original series, are set to return as producers for this project. This expansion follows the announcement of other franchise entries, including the animated series Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 and the aforementioned stage play. The original Stranger Things series, which concluded its final season late last year, featured a cast including Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, and Gaten Matarazzo. The show maintained significant viewership throughout its run; according to data reported by EFE, the series accumulated over 1.2 billion views across its first four seasons. The fifth and final season achieved record-breaking status, becoming the most-watched English-language television debut in the platform’s history. Both the fourth and fifth seasons currently rank among the most popular television seasons on Netflix.
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