# Other Worlds release date: Stranger Things prequel, 2028

Other Worlds, the live-action Stranger Things prequel, comes to Netflix in 2028. No exact date or cast yet. Setting, creators and teaser.

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Published: 2026-11-12T14:28:01.908Z
Updated: 2026-11-12T14:28:01.908Z

*Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure* is coming to Netflix in **2028**. That is the only date Netflix has given: no month, no day. The live-action prequel was announced on November 6, 2026, which fans know as Stranger Things Day.

## Other Worlds release date: what is confirmed

| | |
|---|---|
| Release window | 2028 |
| Exact date | Not announced |
| Where | Netflix |
| Format | Live-action series |
| Episodes | Not announced |
| Cast | Not announced |
| Filming location | New Mexico |

Netflix's own announcement on Tudum says the series "is coming in 2028" and stops there. The Duffer Brothers ended their statement with "Now, on to casting", so the show has not been cast yet. With that still ahead, do not expect a firm date soon.

## Watch the announcement teaser

```embed
url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb8jZ5zNMrs
title: "Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure | Official Announcement | Netflix"
upload_date: 2026-11-06
```

There is no full trailer yet. This short announcement video is the only footage Netflix has released.

## When and where is Other Worlds set?

It is a prequel set in the **1950s**, decades before the kids of Hawkins, Indiana found out what was going on in their town. Netflix says it also takes place before the stage play *Stranger Things: The First Shadow*, which is set in Hawkins in 1959.

TheWrap adds more detail than Netflix's article: it reports the setting as Marion, Nevada, in 1955, about 30 years before the original series, with a title card in the teaser dated April 19, 1955.

So this is not Hawkins. Executive producer Shawn Levy describes "a new era, setting, and all-new characters, themes, and mythology", with seeds that "may have been planted in Hawkins".

## Who is making it?

| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Creators | Matt and Ross Duffer, with Kate Trefry |
| Showrunner and writer | Kate Trefry |
| Director, episodes 1 to 3 | Joe Wright |
| Executive producers | Trefry, Wright, the Duffers (Upside Down Pictures), Shawn Levy (21 Laps), Paul Dichter, Shelley Meals, Andrea Sperling, Pavlina Hatoupis |

Kate Trefry has written on *Stranger Things* since its second season and wrote the script for *The First Shadow*. Joe Wright is the director of *Pride & Prejudice*, *Atonement* and *Darkest Hour*. The Duffers say they have been "dreaming of" this series "for many years".

## Who is in the cast?

Nobody has been announced. Netflix's description promises new heroes and villains, and none of the announcements mention Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard or any other member of the original cast. The story is set around three decades before the original, so expect new faces.

## What to watch while you wait

There is already more *Stranger Things* on Netflix than the five original seasons:

- ***Stranger Things*** seasons 1 to 5 are all streaming. The final season came out in 2025.
- ***Stranger Things: Tales From '85***, the animated series set in the winter of 1985, has two seasons streaming.
- ***Stranger Things: The First Shadow***, the stage play, ends its runs soon: December 27 at the Phoenix Theatre in London and January 3, 2027 at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway, according to Netflix.

## How long is the wait likely to be?

Netflix has only promised the year. We will not guess a month. What can be said for certain is the order of events still to come: casting, filming in New Mexico, a first trailer, then a date. We will update this page at each step.

## More Netflix dates

Closer to home, Netflix has dated the final season of [Emily in Paris](/emily-in-paris-season-6-release-date) for December 24, 2026, and [The Hunting Wives season 2](/the-hunting-wives-season-2-release-date) arrives on November 26. If you want something to binge today, the teen horror drama [The Body](/the-body-netflix-release-date) is streaming now.

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## Frequently asked questions

### When does Other Worlds come out on Netflix?

In 2028. That is all Netflix has said. There is no month, no day and no episode count yet, and the cast has not been chosen.

### Is the original Stranger Things cast in Other Worlds?

Nothing suggests so. Netflix describes all-new characters in a story set about 30 years earlier, and the Duffer Brothers said casting is the next step.

### Do I need to watch Stranger Things before Other Worlds?

Netflix calls it a wholly new story with new heroes and villains, set decades before the original, so it is being built as a fresh starting point.

## Sources

- [Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure is coming (Netflix Tudum, Nov 6)](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/other-worlds-a-stranger-things-adventure-live-action-spinoff-release-date-news)
- [Stranger Things prequel series Other Worlds to premiere on Netflix in 2028 (TheWrap)](https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/stranger-things-spinoff-other-worlds-prequel-series-netflix/)
- [Stranger Things prequel spin-off Other Worlds ordered at Netflix (TVLine)](https://tvline.com/2308747/stranger-things-spin-off-other-worlds-netflix-prequel-series-order)
- [Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure, official announcement (Netflix on YouTube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb8jZ5zNMrs)