Netflix Orders Stranger Things Prequel 'Other Worlds' for 2028 Debut
The live-action prequel set in the 1950s Nevada, created by Kate Trefry and the Duffer Brothers, is officially ordered to series.
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7 publishers have covered this in 8 articles since 6 Nov 2026. Variety published first, on 6 November at 14:00 UTC. The most recent article, from NME, appeared on 6 November at 17:02 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), TV | Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), The Verge (major outlet), Deadline, Engadget, Consequence, NME.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Variety‘Stranger Things’ Prequel Spinoff ‘Other Worlds’ Ordered to Series at Netflix
- The Hollywood ReporterNetflix Orders ‘Stranger Things’ Spinoff Series ‘Other Words’ Set in the 1950s
- TV | Hollywood ReporterNetflix Orders ‘Stranger Things’ Spinoff Series ‘Other Worlds’ Set in the 1950s
- Deadline‘Stranger Things’ Live-Action Prequel ‘Other Worlds’ A Go At Netflix From ‘First Shadow’ Team Of Kate Trefry & Duffer Brothers
- The VergeStranger Things is getting a live-action spinoff called Other Worlds
- EngadgetA Stranger Things prequel series is coming to Netflix in 2028
- ConsequenceNetflix Announces Stranger Things Prequel Series, Exploring Other Worlds in the 1950s
- NMENew ‘Stranger Things’ prequel series ‘Other Worlds’ coming to Netflix – watch the teaser
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Stranger Things is getting a live-action spinoff called Other Worlds The Verge ·
- ‘Stranger Things’ Prequel Spinoff ‘Other Worlds’ Ordered to Series at Netflix Variety ·
- Netflix Orders ‘Stranger Things’ Spinoff Series ‘Other Words’ Set in the 1950s The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Netflix Orders ‘Stranger Things’ Spinoff Series ‘Other Worlds’ Set in the 1950s TV | Hollywood Reporter ·
- New ‘Stranger Things’ prequel series ‘Other Worlds’ coming to Netflix – watch the teaser NME
- Netflix Announces Stranger Things Prequel Series, Exploring Other Worlds in the 1950s Consequence
- A Stranger Things prequel series is coming to Netflix in 2028 Engadget
- ‘Stranger Things’ Live-Action Prequel ‘Other Worlds’ A Go At Netflix From ‘First Shadow’ Team Of Kate Trefry & Duffer Brothers Deadline
In this story
- Netflix
- Stranger Things
- Other Worlds
- Duffer Brothers
- Kate Trefry
- Joe Wright