Culture · Stranger Things prequelMarion Stranger Things prequel: Other Worlds targets 2028Written November 8, 2026 at 2:16 PM UTCWatchTranscript0:07Netflix is taking Stranger Things to1955 Nevada.0:11Other Worlds, a Stranger Things adventure, will introduce new heroes and villains in0:15a live action prequel planned for2028.0:18Who will play those new characters is the next big decision.0:20The teaser places the story in Mary Nevada on April19,1955 .0:27That moves the adventure away from Hawkins.0:29Indiana, and back before both the original television series and the stage play0:33Stranger Things: The First Shadow.0:35Other Worlds takes place in1955 ,4 years before the First0:39Shadows1959 setting.0:42The play explores Henry Creel's troubled past in Hawkins.0:45The new series opens an earlier chapter in a different place with its own0:48characters.0:49Kate Treffray wrote The First Shadow, and she'll lead Other Worlds as showrunner,0:53overseeing the new series.0:54She's also a co-creator, writer, and executive producer.0:57That gives the prequel a creative connection to the stage production it precedes.1:01Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer return as co-creators and executive producers alongside1:05Trefrey.1:06Joe Wright will direct the first three episodes and executive produce.1:09Sean Levy is also an executive producer.1:12Keeping another long-time Stranger Things collaborator involved.1:15The Duffers say they've wanted to make this project for years.1:18Their promise is a fresh setting with new heroes and villains.1:21While keeping the connection to Stranger Things, they're holding back the detailed1:24plot and how it connects to the older story.1:26New Mexico is the planned filming location.1:29Marion belongs to the fictional stories Nevada setting.1:32Those are two separate locations serving different purposes, with the production1:35planning to create the earlier Nevada world in another state.1:38The invitation to watch the skies has fueled speculation about a UFO.1:42The teaser also shows a bicycle and radio near a restricted area at night.1:45Those hints leave room for interpretation.1:47Netflix hasn't revealed an alien storyline.1:50Netflix has set2028 as the release year.1:53It announced Other Worlds on November6,2026 , Stranger Things Day.1:58The project has a title and named creative leadership, but T here is no exact2:02premiere date yet.2:03The cast will give viewers their first clear look at who's carrying this earlier2:06chapter.2:07No actors have been announced, and the new character promise leaves familiar2:11characters' possible involvement open.2:13The Duffers say casting is next.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
