Netflix can't release Stranger Things. Wait for the prequel A teaser was released for the series "Other Worlds" - the prehistory of "Stranger Things". The video showed almost nothing: just a bicycle with a portable radio, another closed area and a strange light in the sky. "Before Hawkins was Marion," says the succinct description. Marion is apparently another town where unexplained things are happening. The prequel takes place in the 1950s. This is not an adaptation of the prequel "The First Shadow" about the childhood of Wakana and other older heroes of the original series, but a completely new story. However, Kate Treffery, who wrote the play, is the showrunner in Other Worlds. Stranger Things creators The Duffer Brothers are executive producers. Among the directors is Joe Wright, who directed the postmodern Anna Karenina with Keira Knightley. The series will be released in 2028 (and we'll all be watching it anyway, whether we want to or not).