‘Stranger Things’ Prequel Spinoff ‘Other Worlds’ Ordered to Series at Netflix — SkimNews
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- Netflix ordered “Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure” to series for a 2028 debut, announcing it on Stranger Things Day—the annual Nov. 6 celebration of Will Byers’ disappearance in 1983—after the spinoff was first reported in development in 2022.
- Other Worlds is a prequel set in Marion, Nevada, in 1955, before the original series and Stranger Things: First Shadow; the Duffers said it will focus on events preceding Henry Creel’s exposure to the substance behind Vecna’s powers.
- Kate Trefry co-created the series with Matt and Ross Duffer, will serve as showrunner and executive producer, and wrote the stage play Stranger Things: First Shadow; the Duffers executive produce through Upside Down Pictures.
- Joe Wright will direct the first three episodes and executive produce, while the series will film in New Mexico.
- Stranger Things now spans four projects: the original series, which ended at the end of 2025; animated Stranger Things: Tales from ’85; stage play Stranger Things: First Shadow; and the new prequel.
- Paramount’s overall deal with the Duffers includes “Other Worlds” as a carve-out, while their Netflix overall deal expires in April 2026 and a 2025 announcement said they would move movies, television and streaming work to Paramount.
Why it matters: Netflix secured a 2028 Stranger Things installment even as a 2025 announcement said the Duffers’ broader movies, television and streaming work would move to Paramount after their Netflix deal expires in April 2026. The “Other Worlds” carve-out means the platform keeps the franchise project despite that broader contractual shift to Paramount.
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