Netflix has ordered a new live-action prequel in the Stranger Things universe, announcing Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure for release in 2028. The series will introduce a new story and setting decades before the original show’s events.

The series is set in the 1950s. Netflix’s announcement describes the project as a prequel, while Variety reports the story will unfold in 1955 in Marion, Nevada. Production is planned for New Mexico, according to Netflix and the trade publication.

A new creative team for the prequel

Matt and Ross Duffer are developing the series with longtime franchise writer Kate Trefry. Netflix says Trefry will serve as showrunner, co-creator and writer. Joe Wright is set to direct the first three episodes and executive produce, with Shawn Levy and his 21 Laps team also among the producers.

Netflix has not announced the cast or a specific premiere date. The project was unveiled on Nov. 6, during the franchise’s annual Stranger Things Day, and marks another expansion of the television universe with new characters and a different era.

What viewers know so far

The early details point to a separate chapter rather than a continuation of the original group’s story. The 1950s setting places the prequel before both the main series timeline and the events depicted in the stage production Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Netflix has yet to share further plot or casting information.

Sources: Netflix Tudum (official announcement); Yahoo Entertainment, Tom Parfitt; Variety, Joe Otterson.