Don’t fear: subsequent up for the Duffer Brothers, the creators of Stranger Things, is Stranger Things 5. After Stranger Things 4 crossed a billion hours watched for Netflix, the streamer is, clearly, going to need that as quickly as potential. So writing begins quickly. But Netflix desires to remain in enterprise with the brothers past that and has simply signed a significant cope with their new firm known as, after all, Upside Down Pictures.

As a part of the deal, the brothers will produce a Stranger Things-impressed stage play, directed by Billy Elliot (and virtually Obi-Wan Kenobi) helmer Stephen Daldry. They’re additionally going to work on “a new live-action series adaptation” of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata’s manga Death Note—one that’s utterly totally different from the earlier movie made by Godzilla vs Kong director, Adam Wingard.

But that’s not all. Also included within the deal are the nonetheless mysterious, however nonetheless very a lot occurring Stranger Things spinoff present for Netflix, an adaptation of Stephen King’s The Talisman in partnership with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin, in addition to “an original series from creators Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews (Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance).” The Talisman and spinoff had beforehand been introduced.

And as a result of the brothers can be so busy on Stranger Things 5, they’ve employed Hilary Leavitt, previously of BBC and MRC, to run Upside Down. “It didn’t take long into our first meeting with Hilary, where we bonded over films like Jaws, Home Alone, and Speed, to know we had found a kindred spirit,” the Duffers mentioned in a press launch. “Hilary’s passion for storytelling is perhaps matched only by her passion for the storytellers themselves, for whom she is fiercely protective. No wonder so many writers and directors are drawn to working with her. She is a rare talent indeed, and we feel extremely grateful to have her at our side as we build Upside Down Pictures.”

Besides Stranger Things 5, which of those initiatives intrigue you most? The new Death Note? A Stranger Things play? The spinoff? Let us know beneath.

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