The Duffer Brothers are developing the project with Kate Trefry. Joe Wright will direct the first episodes, which will be filmed in New Mexico.
Netflix announced the prequel series *Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure* this afternoon for 2028.
The streaming service unveiled the new series project in honor of this year’s Stranger Things Day.
A leap back to the 1950s: Joe Wright will direct the prequel’s premiere
The project is being developed by the Duffer Brothers and Kate Trefry. The series takes you back to the 1950s, telling a prequel story to Seasons 1 through 5 of the main series as well as to the hit stage play *Stranger Things: The First Shadow*. BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning director Joe Wright will direct the first three episodes of the new series—which will be filmed in New Mexico.
“It’s Stranger Things, but at the same time wonderfully new, with new locations, new heroines, heroes, and villains, and new… oh, unfortunately we can’t reveal any more yet,” comment the Duffer Brothers. “Now it’s time to start casting. Until then: Keep an eye on the sky, nerds!”
You can watch the first teaser below:
A Billion-View Hit and Franchise Expansion: High Hurdles for the Next Chapter of Stranger Things
Stranger Things originally premiered in 2016 and became a global phenomenon with over 1.2 billion views across Seasons 1 through 4. However, viewers had to be patient for the grand finale, which didn’t premiere until December 2025. Netflix has already followed up on this success with the animated series *Stranger Things: Tales From ’85*.
Whether *Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure* can build on these triumphs remains to be seen.
