{"id":18101,"date":"2022-07-07T12:45:13","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T10:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1676668"},"modified":"2022-07-07T13:14:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T11:14:10","slug":"stranger-things-creators-confirm-spin-off-and-stage-play","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/stranger-things-creators-confirm-spin-off-and-stage-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Stranger Things creators confirm spin-off and stage play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 07 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>There might only be one season left of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/stranger-things-season-5-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Stranger Things<\/a> before the main series wraps up for good \u2013 but it looks like the franchise is only just getting started.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming\/netflix\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>, the show\u2019s creators the Duffer Brothers have formed a new production company titled Upside Down Pictures, which will see them develop a range of film and television projects.<\/p>\n<p>Among those currently said to be in the works are \u201cA live-action Stranger Things spin-off series\u201d and \u201cA new stage play set within the world and mythology of Stranger Things\u201d as well as several projects not directly related to the popular sci-fi show.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">The Duffer Brothers have formed Upside Down Pictures, a new production company through which they will develop film and television projects as part of their overall deal with Netflix. <br\/><br\/>Here\u2019s a sneak peek at a few of the projects that are currently IN DEVELOPMENT:<\/p>\u2014 Netflix (@netflix) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix\/status\/1544731656170262528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">July 6, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>While little has been revealed about the TV spin-off beyond the fact that it is based on an original idea by the Duffer Brothers, the stage show is being produced by multi-award-winning producers Sonia Friedman and Stephen Daldry, with the latter also set to direct.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, other projects said to be in development at the production company include a series adaptation of Stephen King and Peter Straub\u2018s The Talisman, an original series from The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance creators Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, and a live-action TV version of the Japanese manga and anime series Death Note.<\/p>\n<p>Matt and Ross Duffer began <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/stranger-things-spin-offs-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">hinting at the idea of spin-offs<\/a> earlier this year when they confirmed that the main show was to end.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, they released a joint statement that teased \u201cthere are still many more exciting stories to tell within the world of Stranger Things: new mysteries, new adventures, new unexpected heroes.\u201d<\/p> <p>And last month the pair revealed that the spin-off <span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\">is <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/stranger-things-spin-off-details-newsupdate\/&quot;\">\u201cdifferent than what anyone is expecting\u201d<\/a> \u2013 adding that it will likely even take Netflix by surprise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a version of it developing in parallel [to season 5], but they would never shoot it parallel,\u201d Ross Duffer told <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/tv\/news\/stranger-things-season-4-duffer-brothers-spinoff-1235301947\/&quot;\">Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason we haven\u2019t done anything is just because you don\u2019t want to be doing it for the wrong reasons, and it was just like, \u2018Is this something I would want to make regardless of it being related to Stranger Things or not?\u201d Matt added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd definitely. Even if we took the Stranger Things title off of it, I\u2019m so, so excited about it. It\u2019s going to be different than what anyone is expecting, including Netflix.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stranger Things seasons 1-4 are currently streaming on <a href=\"\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/title\/80057281&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a><\/strong><strong>. 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For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Patrick Cremona Published: Thursday, 07 July 2022 at 12:00 am There might only be one season left of Stranger Things before the main series wraps up for good \u2013 but it looks like the franchise is only just getting started. 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