Duffer Brothers Launches Netflix Shingle Upside Down Pictures; ‘Stranger Things’ Spinoff and Stephen Daldry Helmeted Stage Play Manga Coming with ‘Death Note’ and Stephen King/Peter Straub ‘The Talisman’ Series

Special: After the record series of the last two episodes strange thingsIn Season 4, creators Matt and Ross Duffer formed Upside Down Pictures and rejoined Netflix with a few new projects. To start Upside Down, they hired BBC America and MRC veteran Hilary Levitt, who recently ran their own Hulu-based banner Blazer. Series he helped develop include: Orphan Black, Ozark, Big Y bright girls.

Duffers, who took the company name from the Juggernaut series, will continue to stick to the formula they are pushing. strange things. The brothers said the new company will be driven by the goal of creating the kind of stories that inspire them to grow: “Stories at that beautiful intersection where the ordinary meets the extraordinary, where a great show coexists with candid characters. . , where the heart beats cynicism”.

Although his first job will be to solve the epic battle of good versus evil between Eleven and Vecna. strange thingsLast season, Duffers and Netflix expanded their list of projects for the future. They now include:

• A new adaptation of the live-action television series death Note Japanese manga and anime series originally written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The original film focuses on the death of a bright teenager who discovers a mysterious black notebook that grants him supernatural powers over life and death, caused by the inscription of a person’s name in the book. As a police team tries to stop him, a teenager sets out to save the world from garbage, gets drunk on power. Netflix did a movie adaptation in 2017, but this one will be brand new.
• An original series from creators Jeffrey Addis and Will Matthews (Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance).
• TV series based on the 1984 novel by Stephen King and Peter Straub charm Duffers will produce in partnership with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment and Paramount Television. created by strange thingsEP and author Curtis Gwin, charm It tells the story of a young man who travels between New Hampshire and an alternate world called “The Territories” in search of an artifact that would save his mother’s life. however charm share worldly qualities strange things“This is so much more fantasy. There is science fiction. It has elements of fear. He has a lot of heart. It has everything we love. And I think he has the best wolf character ever,” Matt Duffer told Deadline in an in-depth interview yesterday.
• A new game about the universe and mythology. strange thingsIt was produced by British theatrical producer Sonia Freedman, Stephen Daldry and Netflix. Daldry, among his credits Crown, Billy Elliot Y reader, also the director. 21 Laps will be co-producer.
• The live action mentioned above strange things A Netflix spin-off series based on the original idea from The Duffer Brothers, produced by Upside Down and 21 Laps.

all this comes later stranger things 4 It topped Netflix’s list of the most popular English-language TV shows of all time, with 1.15 billion hours watched in its first 28 days, making it only the second series to break the billion-dollar record for the broadcaster. Counting the final episodes of the two seasons of the second volume, that number will be higher once they reach 28 days of watch time. Season 4 was watched by 286.79 million hours, making it the biggest weekend premiere of an English-language TV show on Netflix. It also peaked in streaming in 91 countries, with 335.01 million hours watched per week, making it the most-watched English-language television season for Netflix.

Currently, the Duffers are taking a few weeks off before starting to write the show’s final season. strange things in August. They told Deadline that the main goal was to “finish the landing” in the final 20 minutes of predetermined time. Netflix executives cleaned up their tear ducts when the duo aired their final season. The Duffers popped up when they hit Netflix: They got a horror movie deal from Warner Bros. right after college. hidden and made their directorial debut, then became the writers/EPs of the TV show M. Night Shyamalan. the corrupt pines – so it seems like a strong move for the publisher not to let them get away with it after such a huge success.

“Matt and Ross are exceptionally unique talents with such a clear and different vision,” said Ted Sarandos, Netflix CEO and Executive Vice President of Content. “It’s about the details, not accidental.” strange things broke the spirit of the times to become today’s epic pop culture phenomenon. At Upside Down Pictures, we’re excited to continue to tell new stories with them as they grow, and we welcome Hilary as a creative partner.

Duffers inspired Leavitt to manage this entire volume of development while focusing on finishing the series.

“It wasn’t long before we first met Hilary, with whom we bonded through similar films. chins home alone Y speed, knowing that we have found a kindred spirit,” Dafer explained. “Hillary’s passion for fairy tales may perhaps be overcome by the passion for the storytellers themselves, whom she fiercely defends. No wonder so many writers and directors want to work with him. He is truly a rare talent and we are so grateful that he was with us as we set up Upside Down Pictures.”

“I remember the first movie I saw in the cinema, the first VHS tape I bought for Christmas, the first international page I sold on eBay because it was colder than the local movie. It was the first time I met Matt and Ross. “It provided this ridiculously wonderful opportunity to start a company with Duffer Brothers, with whom we produce television. That love is at the heart of Upside Down Pictures, where we collaborate with other artists on projects across the spectrum. We all love what we do and are excited to do more.”

Duffer Brothers is represented by Alex Conner of CAA and Yorn Levin.