Netflix has unveiled a prequel spin-off from Stranger Things, nearly a year on from the finale of the smash-hit show.
Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventureis due for release in 2028 and was announced with an eerie teaser trailer posted on Instagram on Friday.
The reveal also lined up with Stranger Things Day on November 6, the fictional date on which the original TV series‘ events began.
WhileStranger Things was set in the remote town of Hawkins, Indiana, the prequel will unfold in the fictional town of Marion, Nevada, on the other side of the United States.
The new series takes place decades before the events of Stranger Things, which is set in the 1980s.
The sneak preview opens on a bicycle abandoned on its side beside a 1950s-style radio playing “Sh-Boom” by The Crew-Cuts, with intermittent static breaking up the grainy audio.
The camera pans to a warning sign, revealing the bicycle has been left in a restricted area, before showing a cluster of grey clouds in the sky.
Text on screen reads: “April 19, 1955. Marion, Nevada.”
A burst of lightning forces the clouds apart and abruptly ends the trailer, which is captioned: “Before Hawkins, there was Marion. Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure. New series only on Netflix, 2028.”
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The new show also predates the events of the hit theatre show Stranger Things: The First Shadow, which delves into Henry Creel’s troubled past in Hawkins in 1959.
The award-winning play examines the character’s origins and his eventual transformation into Vecna, the otherworldly creature who serves as the antagonist of the TV series.
Matt and Ross Duffer, known as the Duffer Brothers, are reuniting with Stranger Things writer Kate Trefry for the eagerly anticipated new series.
Speaking to Netflix’s website Tudum, they said: “We’ve been dreaming of Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure for many years now, and to see it become a reality is surreal and exhilarating.
“It’s Stranger Things, but also thrillingly fresh, with a new setting, new heroes and villains, and new… Actually, we’re not allowed to say any more.
“Now, on to casting. In the meantime – watch the skies, nerds!”
Ms Trefry, who is showrunner, co-creator and writer on the new show, said it is an “insane honour and privilege to be bringing this new chapter of Stranger Things to life”.
She added: “With the support of Netflix and (production company) 21 Laps, we have had the time of our lives returning to all the horror, wonder and mystery of the flagship, while also telling a wholly new story, one we hope will blow your minds and break your hearts all over again.
“There are so many more mysteries to explore. Welcome to Other Worlds.”
The hit sci-fi series first aired in 2016 and rocketed its young stars to fame, among them Millie Bobby Brown, Sadie Sink, Maya Hawke and Joe Keery.
Finn Wolfhard, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer and Winona Ryder were also among the cast.
The series follows a group of children who uncover supernatural threats from an alternate dimension called the Upside Down.
A decade later, the show came to an emotional conclusion with its two-hour finale, released in January 2026.
The franchise has become a global phenomenon and expanded with several spin-offs, including the animated series Stranger Things: Tales From ’85.
Further details about Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure are yet to be announced.
