"Stranger Things" Renewed for Season 4 as Netflix Makes Overall Deal with The Duffer Brothers

"Stranger Things" Renewed for Season 4 as Netflix Makes Overall Deal with The Duffer Brothers
"The Duffer Brothers have captivated viewers around the world with 'Stranger Things' and we're thrilled to expand our relationship with them to bring their vivid imaginations to other film and series projects our members will love," said Ted Sarandos.

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[via press release from Netflix] "STRANGER THINGS" RENEWED FOR SEASON 4 AS NETFLIX MAKES OVERALL DEAL WITH THE DUFFER BROTHERS

Hollywood, Calif., - September 30, 2019 -- Netflix has renewed the worldwide hit series Stranger Things for a fourth season and signed series creators and showrunners The Duffer Brothers to a multi-year film and series overall deal.
See the Stranger Things 4 announcement here.

"The Duffer Brothers have captivated viewers around the world with Stranger Things and we're thrilled to expand our relationship with them to bring their vivid imaginations to other film and series projects our members will love," said Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer, Netflix. "We can't wait to see what The Duffer Brothers have in store when they step outside the world of The Upside Down."
"We are absolutely thrilled to continue our relationship with Netflix. Ted Sarandos, Cindy Holland, Brian Wright, and Matt Thunell took a huge chance on us and our show -- and forever changed our lives. From our first pitch meeting to the release of Stranger Things 3, the entire team at Netflix has been nothing short of sensational, providing us with the kind of support, guidance, and creative freedom we always dreamed about. We can't wait to tell many more stories together -- beginning, of course, with a return trip to Hawkins!"

About The Series:
Stranger Things is a Netflix Original Series created by The Duffer Brothers and produced by Monkey Massacre Productions & 21 Laps Entertainment. The Duffer Brothers serve as executive producers on the series alongside Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen of 21 Laps Entertainment and Iain Paterson.
About The Duffer Brothers:

The twin brothers were raised in Durham, North Carolina and began making films in the third grade using the Hi8 camcorder they received as a gift from their parents. They went on to attend Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, graduating in 2007 with degrees in film production.

After graduating, the Duffer Brothers wrote and directed several short films, attracting the attention of both Warner Bros., which acquired their script for the post-apocalyptic horror film Hidden, and filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan, who hired them as writers for multiple episodes of the Fox series Wayward Pines.

Building on their growing success, the Duffer Brothers pitched their idea for Stranger Things, an homage to 1980s genre films. The series was picked up by Netflix and premiered in the summer of 2016 to critical-acclaim and went on to become a global phenomenon, with Matt and Ross at the helm as writers, directors and showrunners.

Stranger Things has garnered over 50 awards nominations, including those from the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Grammys, SAG, DGA, WGA, BAFTA, the Art Directors Guild and the People's Choice Awards, among many others.

About Netflix:
Netflix is the world's leading internet entertainment service with over 151 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on any internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments. 

*NEW TRAILER DEBUT* - STRANGER THINGS 3

“You let us in…and now...you are going to have to let us stay.”

It’s the Summer of ‘85 in Hawkins.

Everything is at stake.

And only they can stop it.

… one summer will change everything.

WATCH THE EPIC NEW TRAILER HERE

It’s 1985 in Hawkins, Indiana, and summer's heating up. School’s out, there’s a brand new mall in town, and the Hawkins crew are on the cusp of adulthood. Romance blossoms and complicates the group’s dynamic, and they’ll have to figure out how to grow up without growing apart. Meanwhile, danger looms. When the town’s threatened by enemies old and new, Eleven and her friends are reminded that evil never ends; it evolves. Now they’ll have to band together to survive, and remember that friendship is always stronger than fear.

Stranger Things 3 premieres globally on July 4, only on Netflix.

For more information, please visit the official Stranger Things social pages:

Twitter: @Stranger_Things

Instagram: @StrangerThingsTV

Facebook: @StrangerThingsTV

TRAILER DEBUT: STRANGER THINGS 3

One Summer Can Change Everything.

School is out, pool is open. Welcome to summer of ‘85 in Hawkins.

Stranger Things 3 premieres globally on July 4, only on Netflix.

One Summer Can Change Everything. Stranger Things 3 Premieres July 4, 2019.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

STRANGER THINGS Announces S3 Titles

Netflix announces Stranger Things 3 will return in 2019 with a sneak peak at titles.

 netflix.com/strangerthings

On Facebook and Instagram: @StrangerThingsTV

On Twitter: @Stranger_Things

Video: "Stranger Things" - Stranger Things Day - Netflix

Video: "Stranger Things" - Stranger Things Day - Netflix
Join the streaming service this November 6 to celebrate all things Stranger on the anniversary of the day it all began.

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[via press release from Netflix] Stranger Things | Stranger Things Day | Netflix

November 6, 1983. The day Will Byers went missing. Join us this November 6 to celebrate all things Stranger on the anniversary of the day it all began. 

"Stranger Things" Season Three Casting Announcement

"Stranger Things" Season Three Casting Announcement
Cary Elwes and Jake Busey are both on tap for the show's upcoming third season.

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[via press release from Netflix] Stranger Things S3 Casting Announcement
Cary Elwes has been cast as a guest performer in the role of "Mayor Kleine and Jake Busey joins as "Bruce"
Cary Elwes has been cast as a guest performer in the role of "Mayor Kline"

[MAYOR KLINE] - Handsome, slick, and sleazy, Mayor Kline is your classic 80s politician -- more concerned with his own image than with the people of the small town he governs.

Cary Elwes was recently a series regular on his show THE ART OF MORE, which has wrapped its second season for Sony/Crackle. He stars in this opposite Dennis Quaid, Kate Bosworth and Christian Cooke. Elwes shot THE BILLIONAIRES BOYS CLUB opposite Ansel Elgort, Taron Egerton and Kevin Spacey, and can be seen starring in the theatrical release THE QUEEN OF SPAIN, opposite Penelope Cruz for Academy Award winning director, Fernando Trueba ("Belle Epoque");SUGAR MOUNTAIN, opposite Jason Momoa; and WE DON'T BELONG HERE, opposite Catherine Keener and Anton Yelchin.

He was recently seen in director Rob Reiner's BEING CHARLIE, which bowed at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival to rave reviews. Cary produced and wrote ELVIS NIXON which starred Kevin Spacey and Michael Shannon which was released by Bleeker Street.

Elwes is perhaps best known for his roles in Academy Award winning films GLORY, DAYS OF THUNDER and BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA, box-office hits HOT SHOTS!, TWISTER, LIAR LIAR and SAW, and the cult classics ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS and THE PRINCESS BRIDE. He has also played popular recurring roles in Golden Globe(C) and Emmy Award(C) winning television series THE X-FILES and the highly rated comedy series PSYCH.
Other recent TV credits include Workaholics and recurring on LIFE IN PIECES. Cary was also in the critically acclaimed miniseries FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON, UPRISING, THE RIVERMAN and POPE JOHN PAUL II.

Last year, Elwes released his first memoir, AS YOU WISH: INCONCEIVABLE TALES FROM THE MAKING OF THE PRINCESS BRIDE, which became a New York Times Bestseller and the paper back will be released this October.

Jake Busey has been cast as a guest performer in the role of "Bruce"
[BRUCE] - He's a journalist for the The Hawkins Post with questionable morals and a sick sense of humor.

Jake Busey was born, raised and is living well in show business.

The son of photographer Judy Lynn Helkenberg and actor Gary Busey, Jake spent his childhood on film sets, on the road with his father's bands and grew up as a complete artist. Spending many years side-stage -studying such acts as Willie Nelson, Leon Russell, and Feetwood Mac, Jake found his passion for music and performing.

Busey entered the industry with a bang in his first motion picture STRAIGHT TIME (1978), starring alongside his father and Dustin Hoffman. Ever since, Jake has worked with Jodi Foster in CONTACT, Will Smith in ENEMY OF THE STATE, Michael J Fox in Peter Jackson's THE FRIGHTENER'S, Luke Wilson and Drew Barrymore in HOME FRIES, Reese Witherspoon in S.F.W., and most memorably as the smart - mouthed Private Ace Levy in STARSHIP TROOPERS.
Most recently, Jake starred in the Shane Black / Fox feature The Predator, coming August2018. Jake recurred on Ray Donovan, is recurring on ABC's Marvel's Agents of SHIELD anddozens of other guest spots. Busey also starred in 3 seasons of Robert Rodriguez's FROM DUSK TILL DAWN.
Jake can also be seen in History Channel's 8 hour epic mini-series TEXAS RISING alongside Thomas Jane, Bill Paxton, Ray Liotta and Jeremy Davies, directed by Roland Joffee. Busey plays Samuel Wallace, the man credited with reciting the legendary warning, "Remember the Alamo."
A bit of a modern-day Renaissance man, Jake's passions in life include fatherhood, acting, music, flying planes when necessary and fabricating custom motor-bicycles. What's a motor-bicycle...? Visit thejakebike.com and you'll find out! 

Netflix Releases Launch Dates and New Assets for ‘GLOW’ S2, ‘Maniac,’ ‘The Innocents,’ and More

Netflix Releases Launch Dates and New Assets for ‘GLOW’ S2, ‘Maniac,’ ‘The Innocents,’ and More

Today, Netflix released launch dates and assets for many of its new and returning series out of a multi-title slate event in Rome.

GLOW - Season 2 Premiere Date Video

Your favorite Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling are back in the ring Friday, June 29.

Season 2 follows the women of GLOW as they become local celebrities, confronting the good, the bad, and the ugly realities of their newfound fame. As Ruth (Alison Brie) and Debbie (Betty Gilpin) settle into the day-to-day of making a season of TV together, they confront lingering issues at the heart of their friendship. Sam (Marc Maron) is still Sam, but now he has a teenage daughter living with him and twenty episodes to churn out. The wrestling is harder, the stakes are higher, and the hair is even bigger.

The Innocents - Season 1 Premiere Date Trailer

Discover who you are while becoming someone you’re not. Discover The Innocents August 24.

When teenagers Harry and June run away from their repressive families to be together, they’re derailed by an extraordinary discovery - June’s ability to shape-shift. As the star-crossed lovers struggle to control this strange new power, a mysterious professor reveals that June is not alone: there are more shifters out there like her, and he promises to cure June and reunite her with the mother who deserted her three years ago. But as their journey becomes increasingly fraught with danger, Harry and June's love for each other is tested to breaking point and they're faced with a choice: keep their innocent dream alive, or embrace that their lives have changed and risk everything. Created and written by Hania Elkington and Simon Duric, who also executive produce, The Innocents stars Sorcha Groundsell as June, Percelle Ascott as Harry and Guy Pearce as Halvorson. Elaine Pyke, Charlie Pattinson, and Willow Grylls of New Pictures serve as Executive Producers, along with Farren Blackburn. Blackburn directed six of the eight episodes.

Maniac - First Look Photos

Starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill, and directed by Cary Fukunaga,  Maniac is the story of two strangers who find themselves caught up in a mind-bending pharmaceutical trial gone awry.

Stranger Things S3 - Casting Announcement

Jake Busey and Cary Elwes (Glory, Days of Thunder, Bram of Stoker’s Dracula, The X-Files) joined the cast

Turn Up Charlie - New Series Announcement

Idris Elba is Charlie, a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor, who’s given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a manny to his famous best friend's problem-child daughter.

The Staircase  - Three New Original Episodes of the True Crime Documentary Series

Netflix announces brand new episodes of The Staircase, the compelling story of Michael Peterson, a crime novelist accused of killing his wife Kathleen after she is found dead at the bottom of a staircase in their home, and the 16 year judicial battle that followed. The new episodes of this true crime phenomenon will launch alongside the original series. Produced by Matthieu Belghiti and produced and directed by Academy Award winner Jean-Xavier de Lestrade. The next chapter of The Staircase will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.

"Stranger Things" Announces New Cast Members for Season 3

"Stranger Things" Announces New Cast Members for Season 3
Priah Ferguson's Erica has been named a series regular while Maya Hawke has been cast as a new addition, Robin.

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[via press release from Netflix] "Stranger Things" Announces New Cast Members for Season 3
Returning cast member Priah Ferguson becomes recurring as "Erica Sinclair", Maya Hawke cast as new addition "Robin"

Priah Ferguson has been made a recurring star in her role as as the precocious scene stealer "Erica Sinclair," who first made a guest appearance in Stranger Things 2.

Priah Ferguson will continue her role as "ERICA SINCLAIR", Lucas' strong-willed little sister returns, only this time with an army of friends. No longer content with sitting on the sidelines, Erica finds herself on a wild mission to save Hawkins from a dangerous and unexpected new threat.
Bio: Priah Ferguson is an American actress born in Atlanta, Georgia. She started her acting career at the age of four. She performed in short local plays, then shortly after, she was signed to an Atlanta based talent agency called People Store. Her first break came when she co-starred in award winning FX show Atlanta created by Donald Glover. From there, she co-starred in the PBS scripted show Mercy Street, then co-starred in VH1's Daytime Divas with Tichina Arnold. Her breakout role as "Erica Sinclair" for Stranger Things really has made her a household name. By playing Lucas' sassy little sister, she became the scene-stealer for the series' second season. In addition to her success in TV, she also held leading and supporting roles in award winning short films and web series. She got her inspiration to act from the movie Crooklyn and Daddy's Little Girls. Priah is involved in her community where she's been a spokeskid for United Way of Greater Atlanta for two years.
Maya Hawke has been cast as a series regular in the role of "Robin"

Maya Hawke will play "Robin", an alternative girl who is equal parts sharp and playful. Bored with her mundane day job, she just wants a little excitement in her life... and gets more than she bargained for when she uncovers a dark secret in Hawkins.

Bio: MayaThurman-Hawke can currently be seen as the lead role of "Jo March" in the BBC and Masterpiece's highly anticipated miniseries adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel LITTLE WOMEN, which premiered in the UK in December, 2017 and will air on PBS in the USA in May, 2018. Maya stars opposite Angela Lansbury, Emily Watson and Michael Gambon, and won the role as her first professional acting job. Maya most recently wrapped shooting the independent film LADYWORLD, directed by Amanda Kramer, and is attached to the lead role in Myna Joseph's forthcoming feature film CHARLOTTE XVI.

About Stranger Things
Stranger Things is created by the Duffer Brothers. The series is executive produced by The Duffer Brothers, Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen of 21 Laps and Iain Paterson. 

Netflix renews Stranger Things for a third season

netflix.com/strangerthings

• Netflix announced today via Twitter that Stranger Things will return to Netflix for a third season.

• The series stars Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, David Harbour as Chief Jim Hopper, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers, Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler, Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers, Joe Keery as Steve Harrington, Dacre Montgomery as Billy, and Sadie Sink as Max, among others.

• The series is created by The Duffer Brothers, who also serve as executive producers and directors along with Shawn Levy (who also directs), Dan Cohen and Iain Patterson. Stranger Things is a Netflix production.

• Stranger Things received 18 Emmy nominations this year (with five wins) and was honored with the 2017 SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, as well as the 2017 Norman Felton Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television -- Drama from the Producers Guild of America.

• The series is critically acclaimed, currently Certified Fresh, with a 94% rating for both Season 1 and Season 2 on Rotten Tomatoes.

Stranger Things - New Images Verify Target's BD/DVD Release of 'Season 1: Collector's Edition' Available this coming Tuesday, October 17th, as confirmed by the chain's next weekly ad circular
Posted by David Lambert	10/13/2017
You might remember that a week ago yesterday we passed along word that Stranger Things - Season 1: Collector's Edition is coming out as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD Combo Set, exclusively at Target stores, this coming Tuesday, October 17th. While neither Netflix (who owns the show's DVD and BD rights, unlike most other programs shown on the streaming service) nor Target have issued any sort of press release about it, Target's weekly circular for this coming Sunday has leaked out in advance, and an ad inside that circular verifies that Stranger Things - Season 1: Collector's Edition is indeed coming out on that date, and for the price we reported: $24.99 (note that prices can vary on merchandise from location to location within the Target chain; your store's price may possibly vary!). What's even more interesting about that ad withing Target's circular for next week is that it shows an image of the "VHS case" found inside the outer packaging...a case which holds the 4 discs (two Blu-ray and two DVD) and sits inside the outer cover that's marked "VHS hi-fi." This inner package is a bit of nostalgia for older home video enthusiasts, like myself. There's even a golden circular sticker with text that read, "please be kind & rewind"! That's cool. The title is not listed at Target.com as of this writing, and we're not certain if it's going to be...this may be an in-store exclusive, for all we know. If you need to have a Target employee look up the item, the UPC code for this is 191764203360, and Target's DPCI code (their internal inventory number) for it is 058-23-1746. Here's a look at those images of the ad in next week's Target weekly circular, and a closer look at the "beauty shot" of the package, inside and out:

Stranger Things 2 Releases Second and Final Trailer

"These aren't nightmares. IT'S HAPPENING."

Today, Friday the 13th​, experience the second and final trailer for the Netflix original series Stranger Things 2. The series launches globally October 27th on Netflix

A link to view the trailer is here.

It’s 1984 and the citizens of Hawkins, Indiana are still reeling from the horrors of the Demogorgon and the secrets of Hawkins Lab. Will Byers has been rescued from the Upside Down but a bigger, sinister entity still threatens those who survived.

Visit Stranger Things on Netflix.

Stranger Things - 'Season 1: Collector's Edition' Blu-ray/DVD Combo Set...SOON! Target-Exclusive release with collectible poster inside a 'VHS hi-fi' style package!
Posted by David Lambert	10/05/2017
A love letter to the '80s classics that captivated a generation, Stranger Things is set in 1983 Indiana, where a young boy vanishes into thin air. As friends, family and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one very strange little girl. In mid-July 2016, the Netflix service debuted a show that hit fans like a ton of bricks. Stranger Things was widely acclaimed, by viewers and by critics. Everybody was talking about this everywhere (especially social media), and the show was nominated for 19 primetime Emmy Awards, winning 5 of them. The cast includes Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Matthew Modine, Cara Buono, and Shannon Purser. A second season, adding more cast members including Sean Astin, Will Chase and Paul Reiser, will debut on Netflix this October 27th. A Reddit.com user, "/u/KnightFall47" (who appears to be a Target employee, but doesn't outright say so), has posted word there, in Stranger Things subreddit and also in DVD Collection subreddit, that on Tuesday, October 17th, for $24.99, Target will EXCLUSIVELY release Stranger Things - Season 1: Collector's Edition as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD combo pack! The four-disc set will also include a collectible Stranger Things poster, folded inside the packaging. This above-named redditor (whose user history shows they've been using Reddit for more than three years) links to photos they took, uploaded to the Imgur picture-posting service, of the title arriving at the Target store location this person is at. There are 3 images: front, rear, and spine. The above-quoted description is transcribed from the back of the box. The package design, harkening to the '80s-themed series, is the same design of VHS releases from that same era...right down to "VHS hi-fi" logos on the lower right front corner, and the spine bottom! But a sticker on the front's top right, and on the box rear's lower left, reveals that the package actually includes Blu-ray Disc and DVD disc versions of the 8 episodes of Stranger Things - Season 1. The title is not yet found on Target.com; we're not certain if this will be an in-store-only item, or if it will be sold through the website as well. While most programs shown on Netflix are produced and owned by other studios (examples: Orange Is The New Black comes from Lionsgate; House Of Cards comes from Sony; Daredevil and Jessica Jones both come from Disney-owned Marvel), Stranger Things is one that is actually owned by Netflix themselves...and Netflix seems to be the studio releasing this Blu-ray/DVD combo set of Stranger Things - Season 1: Collector's Edition. For those who aren't able to purchase from the Target chain, we hope that a version of this is made available through other sellers in the future. Right now, however, we have no word on that. Actually, we would have had no advance word on THIS Target-only release, except for the Reddit post. Our thanks to "/u/KnightFall47" for doing that, and also to longtime reader (and good friend, and fellow redditor) Wesley Mead for being the first to email us about this stuff! Here are cropped and scaled-down copies of the images from "/u/KnightFall47"; please see their Reddit post(s) for the original photos in their original resolutions:

"Stranger Things" Writer Justin Doble Closes Overall Deal with Amazon Studios

"Stranger Things" Writer Justin Doble Closes Overall Deal with Amazon Studios
Doble will develop genre television projects exclusively for Prime Video.

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[via press release from Amazon] "Stranger Things" Writer Justin Doble Closes Overall Deal with Amazon Studios
WGA nominated writer/producer to develop genre television projects exclusively for Prime Video
Amazon today announced that Stranger Things writer and producer Justin Doble has closed an overall deal with Amazon Studios. Doble will develop genre television projects exclusively for Prime Video.

"We have long admired Justin's ability to create stories and characters that stoke fans' passion," said Sharon Tal Yguado, Head of Event Series, Amazon Studios. "He has contributed to some of the best genre out there, and we are excited to collaborate with him as we build a slate of high-profile shows."
In addition to his writing on both seasons of the multi-Emmy Award-winning Stranger Things, Doble has also written for Jason Katims's The Path, and Millar and Gough's Into the Badlands. He began his career as a writer on Fringe after taking part in the Warner Bros. Television Writer's Program. He is a recipient of two WGA nominations for his work on Stranger Things.

Doble is represented by Allan Haldeman and Ben Jacobson at UTA and A.B. Fischer at the Shuman Company. 

TRAILER DEBUT: STRANGER THINGS SEASON 2

The world is turning upside down.

** View the Stranger Things Season 2 Trailer HERE **

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Just now at San Diego International Comic Con, Stranger Things cast and creators debuted the Season 2 trailer live in Hall H. All nine episodes of  Stranger Things 2 debut globally on Netflix October 27th 2017.

Stranger Things 2 stars Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, David Harbour as Chief Jim Hopper, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers, Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler, Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers, Joe Keery as Steve Harrington, Dacre Montgomery as Billy, Sadie Sink as Max, Sean Astin as Bob Newby, Paul Reiser as Dr. Owens.

About Stranger Things Season 2:

It’s 1984 and the citizens of Hawkins, Indiana are still reeling from the horrors of the Demogorgon and the secrets of Hawkins Lab. Will Byers has been rescued from the Upside Down but a bigger, sinister entity still threatens those who survived.