Coverage dated November 6, 2026

Netflix announces new 'Stranger Things' live-action prequel set to stream in 2028

Headline from FOX 8 Cleveland

Prepare to go back to the Upside Down -- but not in Hawkins, Indiana, but in Marion, Nevada.

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    ‘Stranger Things' prequel series ‘Other Worlds' coming to Netflix in 2028 (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    First look at “Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure.”

  2. Variety

    ‘Stranger Things’ Prequel Spinoff ‘Other Worlds’ Ordered to Series at Netflix (opens Variety)

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    The long-gestating “Stranger Things” spinoff has officially been ordered to series at Netflix, Variety has learned. The show is titled “Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure” and is set to debut in 2028.

  3. The Hollywood Reporter

    Netflix Orders ‘Stranger Things’ Spinoff Series ‘Other Worlds’ Set in the 1950s (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The live-action prequel series will have a different showrunner and all-new characters and story.

  4. Deadline

    ‘Stranger Things’ Live-Action Prequel ‘Other Worlds’ A Go At Netflix From ‘First Shadow’ Team Of Kate Trefry & Duffer Brothers (opens Deadline)

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    The long-rumored live-action Stranger Things spinoff series has been officially revealed by Netflix. Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure, co-created by Kate Trefry and The Duffer Brothers and directed by Joe Wright, is a prequel set in the 1950s, before Stranger Things and before the stage pla…

  5. Polygon

    Stranger Things Officially Returns in 2028 With New Series (opens Polygon)

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    Netflix reveals new Stranger Things series Other Worlds, a live-action prequel series set in 1955.

  6. Independent Journal Review

    Netflix Orders Stranger Things Prequel for 2028 (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Netflix has ordered Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure, a live-action prequel set in 1955 Marion, Nevada, with new characters and a story connected to the franchise’s mythology. Co-created by the Duffer brothers and Kate Trefry, the series is slated to premiere in 2028.

  7. Engadget

    A Stranger Things prequel series is coming to Netflix in 2028 (opens Engadget)

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    Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure takes place in Nevada in the 1950s.

  8. 8 News Now Las Vegas

    Newly announced 'Stranger Things' prequel show to take place in Nevada (opens 8 News Now Las Vegas)

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    The Duffer Brothers, who created the hit Netflix show "Stranger Things," announced a new project Friday morning: a prequel spinoff set in the world of Stranger Things, but taking place in a fictional town in Nevada thirty years before the events of Stranger Things season one.

  9. Gizmodo

    ‘Other Worlds’ Teaser Trailer Sure Hopes You’re Still Curious About a ‘Stranger Things’ Prequel Spinoff (opens Gizmodo)

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    'Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure' will send the world back into the upside down in 2028.

  10. New York Post

    Everything We Know About ‘Other Worlds,’ The New ‘Stranger Things’ Spin-Off (opens New York Post)

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    The Stranger Things universe is expanding!

  11. Deseret News

    A new live-action ‘Stranger Things’ prequel is in the works at Netflix (opens Deseret News)

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    The Duffer brothers are back once again with another installment in the “Stranger Things” universe. On Friday morning, Netflix announced a new live-action prequel series titled “Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure,” which is set to debut in 2028.

  12. Inverse

    'Other Worlds': Everything You Need To Know About The 1950s 'Stranger Things' Prequel (opens Inverse)

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    Here's everything we know so far about Netflix's latest expansion of the 'Stranger Things' universe.

  13. FOX 8 Cleveland

    Netflix announces new 'Stranger Things' live-action prequel set to stream in 2028 (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

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    FOX 8 Cleveland's feed description

    Prepare to go back to the Upside Down -- but not in Hawkins, Indiana, but in Marion, Nevada.

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