The Duffer Brothers most recently released the fourth season of their hit Netflix series Stranger Things, which they wrote, directed, and executive produced. Stranger Things 4 is now #1 on Netflix’s all-time Most Popular English TV list. With an astounding 1.15 billion hours viewed in its first 28 days, it’s only the second series to cross the billion-hour viewing mark. And even though a new season is coming in a couple of years, this is just the tip of the iceberg for the Duffer Brothers.
The famous writers/directors and Netflix have recently announced an expanded slate for content creation. Upside Down Pictures, a new production company for film and television projects, is now part of their overall deal with Netflix. According to The Duffer Brothers, Upside Down Pictures will “aim to create the kind of stories that inspired the Duffers growing up - stories that take place at that beautiful crossroads where the ordinary meets the extraordinary, where big spectacle co-exists with intimate character work, where heart wins out over cynicism.” Hilary Leavitt (Orphan Black, Ozark) has been hired to run the company. She stated: "This love is at the core of Upside Down Pictures, where we’re able to collaborate with other artists on projects across the full spectrum of genres. We all love what we do and are excited to do more and more.”
The Duffer Brothers and Netflix also announced their growing slate of projects in active development:
- An all-new live-action television adaptation of the renowned Japanese manga and anime series Death Note.
- An original series from creators Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews (Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.)
- A series adaptation of Stephen King and Peter Straub‘s The Talisman alongside Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment and Paramount Television to be created by Curtis Gwinn.
- A new stage play set within the world and mythology of Stranger Things, produced by prolific and multi-award-winning producers Sonia Friedman, Stephen Daldry (The Crown, Billy Elliot, The Reader), and Netflix. Daldry will also direct. 21 Laps serves as Associate Producer.
- A live-action Stranger Things spin-off series based on an original idea by The Duffer Brothers, with Upside Down and 21 Laps producing.
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