Netflix announces 'Stranger Things' prequel set in Nevada

by Matthew Seeman Fri, November 6, 2026 at 10:14 AM Updated Fri, November 6, 2026 at 10:15 AM STRANGER THINGS. (L to R) Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, Joe Keery as Steve Harrington, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers, and Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson in STRANGER THINGS.

Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2025 LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The Silver State is turning upside down. Netflix announced that a prequel series to the hugely popular "Stranger Things" franchise is coming to the platform in 2028.

The series, called "Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure," is set in the fictional town of Marion, Nevada, in 1955, decades before the main series. Production will take place in New Mexico. "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," co-creators Matt and Ross Duffer said.

"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!" "Stranger Things" became a cultural phenomenon since its debut in 2016, spinning off into a stage play and an animated series.