‘Stranger Things’ creators tease new supernatural show in a retirement society: ‘They drive golf wagons, don’t cycle’

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While everyone hangs at the edge of their seats for more info about the fifth and final season of “Stranger Things”, the brothers behind the hit show are already boiling their next projects.

At a Netflix presentation of the streaming giant’s 2025 -slate to the press on Wednesday, “Stranger Things” creators Ross and Matt Duffer revealed that by 2026 they will be performers, producing two new shows, entitled “The Boroughs” and “Nog Skee, “As” includes what we feel is the essence of ‘Stranger Things’, “according to Ross Duffer -” They are stories of ordinary people encountering the extraordinary. ”

Matt Duffer added that “The Boroughs” “probably shares the most DNA with ‘Stranger Things’ because it’s about a group of misfits fighting another worldwide evil.”

“Only unlike” Stranger Things “is it put in a retirement society, so it’s something else,” he said. “This time our misfits are a bit on the older side. They ride golf wagons, not bikes, ”he said, referring to the young characters in” Stranger Things “who ride their bikes around Hawkins, Indiana.

Apart from the brief description, the couple was able to share some important role crew to “The Boroughs,” including Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard and Bill Pullman.

As for “Stranger Things,” Duffers shared a behind the scenes glimpses of the final season and revealed that they had spent a whole year filming it and catching over 650 hours of footage.

“It’s like eight blockbuster movies. It’s pretty crazy, “Ross Duffer said, while his brother highlighted that it” was super intense and emotional to film – for us and for our actors. We’ve been doing this show together for almost ten years. There was a lot of crying. There was so much crying. ”

For context, “Stranger Things” had first premiere on Netflix back in 2016, when Star Millie Bobbie Brown was 11 (and accidentally began playing a character named the student). Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria pointed this out at the presentation and continued to say she was recently present at Brown’s wedding.

If that wasn’t enough, Duffers also promised that season 5 of “Stranger Things” would not mark the end of the story of the upside.

“There are several ‘Stranger Things’ stories to tell and in the works. It is a little early at this time to talk about them, but we are deeply involved in anyone, ”teased Matt Duffer.

Also in the mixture on the Netflix presentation was more information about another creepy and Escapist hit show -namely “Squid Game”, which debuted its second season last month.

Bajaria revealed the news that the third and final season of the South Korean thriller series hits the streamer on June 27.