The Creators of Stranger Things Are Producing a Wild New Horror Series for Netflix

The celebrated creators behind one of the biggest shows of all time, Stranger Things, are set to produce the new horror series Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen for Netflix. Currently knee-deep in production on the final season of Stranger Things, the Duffer brothers will serve as executive producers on the series through their Upside Down banner. At the helm of the new project will be 29-year-old filmmaker Haley Z. Boston, who previously served as writer on the Netflix series Brand New Cherry Flavor and Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities.

Per Variety, Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen has also tapped Andrea Sperling (Transparent, AMurder at the End of the World) to serve as executive producer on the Netflix show, which is being billed as an “atmospheric horror series.” Check out the official logline below:

Peter Friedlander, Netflix’s VP of Scripted Series (US & Canada), says he’s “thrilled” to once again be teaming with Matt and Ross Duffer, while praising newcomer Boston’s vision:

“We’re thrilled to collaborate once again with dream partners Matt, Ross and Hilary to bring this unexpected and spine-tingling story to life through Haley’s uniquely riveting vision.”

The Duffer Brothers Call Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen ‘Twisted’ & ‘Terrifying’

As creators of one of the most successful shows in television history, the Duffer brothers know a thing or two about talent. Stranger Things has helped make its young cast household names, with Millie Bobby Brown in particular having a spectacular career outside the series, which she started on when she was just 10 years old. Not to be outdone, Finn Wolfhard has had a stellar career himself, starring in Andy Muschietti’s IT films, as well as Ghostbusters: Afterlife and its sequel, Frozen Empire.

While Haley Z. Boston has been slowly building up her own resume over the last four years, she’s set to break out as one of Hollywood’s hottest writers if the Duffers have anything to say about it. Commenting that they were “knocked flat” when they read the script for Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, the duo called Boston a “major new talent” in a statement of their own:

“We were knocked flat when we first read Haley’s script. She is a major new talent with a singular voice — her writing is twisted, terrifying, funny, and just… very Haley. We feel so lucky to be producing her first show, and we can’t wait to share her vision with the rest of the world.”

In addition to Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, the Duffer brothers have a few more irons in the fire though their Upside Down label, which includes Death Note, a live-action series adaptation of the Japanese manga of the same name; as well as a Stranger Things animated series. We’ll have more news on Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen as it becomes available.

Stranger Things

Inspired by 80s pop-culture and elements of Stephen King’s works, Stranger Things is a supernatural action-drama TV series set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana. When a young boy goes missing, his group of friends stumbles upon a young girl with telekinetic powers who recently escaped from a mysterious facility. They soon realize that she may be their only chance at stopping an impending doom that threatens to engulf Hawkins whole.

Release Date

July 15, 2016

Main Genre

Sci-Fi

Cast

Finn Wolfhard , Joe Keery , Jamie Campbell Bower , Brett Gelman , Caleb McLaughlin , Maya Hawke , David Harbour , Matthew Modine , Priah Ferguson , Gaten Matarazzo , Winona Ryder , Charlie Heaton , Sadie Sink , Millie Bobby Brown , Joseph Quinn , Dacre Montgomery , Natalia Dyer , Noah Schnapp

Seasons

4

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