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Netflix might’ve ended things with Stranger Things on paper last year, but it seems like it’s still not over the relationship. Honestly, not just Netflix, but most of us are still emotionally attached to Hawkins, for crying out loud! Good thing, because Netflix is ready to ruin our sleep schedules with a new Stranger Things announcement.

Very casually on “Stranger Things Day”, November 6th, the streaming giant dropped a brand-new live-action prequel called Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure! And this time we are all going way back to the 1950s, long before Eleven and the gang came along, and the strangest thing here is that Hawkins isn’t even part of the setting.

The announcement teaser is quite eerie, too. There’s an abandoned bicycle, a restricted area and an old radio playing music from the 1950s. Nothing suspicious there, then… until the camera pans towards the sky and something sinister appears to be happening over Marion, Nevada, on April 19, 1955. Wohoo, here we go again!

And before you start putting together another conspiracy board, here is everything we know about Netflix’s next supernatural adventure.

What is Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure about?

Right, as we said, we are going way back here… even further than Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the stage play that explores Henry Creel’s disturbing past in Hawkins during 1959.

But here’s the twist! We’re not following the familiar gang this time. Instead, Netflix is introducing an entirely new bunch of characters and villains in a different setting.

And can we talk about that teaser for a second? The abandoned bicycle is giving us serious early Stranger Things vibes, but instead of Hawkins, something worse is happening in Nevada.

Netflix is keeping the actual plot under lock and key, so we’ve no idea what’s causing all this supernatural bother.

Who is behind the show?

Matt and Ross Duffer are back as co-creators and executive producers, while long-time Stranger Things writer Kate Trefry is taking the reins as showrunner.

And you’ll never guess who’s directing the first three episodes… Joe Wright! Yes, the very same bloke behind Pride & Prejudice and Atonement. Leave everything and talk about this man’s career plot twist: from romantic period dramas to supernatural nightmares, that’s one hell of a resume.

Shawn Levy is also returning as an executive producer, with production heading to New Mexico. As for who’s starring in it? Not a single name has been announced.

When is Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure coming to Netflix?

Right, who’s ready for some devastating news… Because Netflix has confirmed that Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure won’t arrive until 2028.

There’s no exact release date yet, and with casting details still a mystery, we’re left with plenty of questions and absolutely no answers. Still, we’ve survived those ridiculous gaps between Stranger Things seasons, and we’re stupid enough to sign for it yet again.