Los
Angeles,
Jul
7
(PTI)
Stranger
Things
creators
Matt
and
Ross
Duffer
have
announced
a
spin-off
show
to
their
blockbuster
sci-fi
series.
The
filmmaker
duo,
popularly
known
as
The
Duffer
Brothers,
have
launched
their
production
company
Upside
Down
Pictures,
a
press
release
stated.
The
company's
title
is
inspired
by
the
alternate
world
of
Strange
Things
called
The
Upside
Down.
They
are
set
to
work
on
five
projects
with
Netflix
as
part
of
their
overall
deal
with
the
streaming
service.
The
live-action
Stranger
Things
spin-off
series
is
based
on
an
original
idea
by
The
Duffer
Brothers,
with
Upside
Down
and
Shawn
Levy's
21
Laps
as
the
producers.
The
four
other
projects
include
a
stage
play,
set
within
the
world
and
mythology
of
Stranger
Things.
It
will
be
directed
by
filmmaker
Stephen
Daldry,
who
will
also
produce
alongside
Sonia
Friedman
and
Netflix.
The
Duffer
Brothers
are
also
working
on
a
live-action
TV
version
of
the
Japanese
manga
and
anime
series
Death
Note,
which
was
previously
adapted
into
a
live-action
film
in
2017.
Besides,
they
are
set
to
develop
a
series
adaptation
of
Stephen
King
and
Peter
Straub’s
novel
The
Talisman
alongside
Steven
Spielberg’s
Amblin
Entertainment
and
Paramount
Television,
with
Curtis
Gwinn
adapting
the
book
for
the
screen.
Finally,
the
duo
are
producing
an
original
series
from
Jeffrey
Addiss
and
Will
Matthews,
the
creators
of
the
Netflix
series
“Dark
Crystal:
Age
of
Resistance".
To
be
headed
by
Hilary
Leavitt,
the
Upside
Down
banner
will
“aim
to
create
the
kind
of
stories
that
inspired
the
Duffers
growing
up
-
stories
that
take
place
at
that
beautiful
crossroads
where
the
ordinary
meets
the
extraordinary,
where
big
spectacle
co-exists
with
intimate
character
work,
where
heart
wins
out
over
cynicism".
"It
didn’t
take
long
into
our
first
meeting
with
Hilary,
where
we
bonded
over
films
like
Jaws,
Home
Alone,
and
Speed,
to
know
we
had
found
a
kindred
spirit.
Hilary’s
passion
for
storytelling
is
perhaps
matched
only
by
her
passion
for
the
storytellers
themselves,
for
whom
she
is
fiercely
protective.
"No
wonder
so
many
writers
and
directors
are
drawn
to
working
with
her.
She
is
a
rare
talent
indeed,
and
we
feel
extremely
grateful
to
have
her
at
our
side
as
we
build
Upside
Down
Pictures," they
said
in
a
statement.
Netflix
CEO
Ted
Sarandos
hailed
Matt
and
Ross
Duffer
as
an
exceptionally
unique
talent
with
"a
vision
so
crisp
and
clear".
"They
are
all
about
the
details
—
it’s
no
accident
that
'Stranger
Things'
has
pierced
the
zeitgeist
to
become
the
epic
pop
culture
phenomenon
it
is
today.
We’re
excited
to
continue
telling
new
stories
with
them
as
they
grow
Upside
Down
Pictures
and
to
welcome
Hilary
as
creative
partner,"
he
added.
Matt
and
Ross
Duffer
most
recently
came
out
with
the
fourth
season
of
"Stranger
Things",
which
became
the
second
Netflix
series
ever
to
cross
the
1
billion
hours
viewed
mark.
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