Good afternoon, my dear strangers!
This is Mrs. Strange, and on today’s episode for Stranger Universe, I will go over the
new Stranger Things animated series that is officially in the works!
It looks like the Stranger Things cinematic universe is expanding!
Who knows if it will actually be called….
The Stranger Universe?
This news report comes to us from Variety.
Even though the iconic horror series will end with season 5, Netflix is continuing to
build out the “Stranger Things” franchise, with the streaming giant ordering an animated
series set within the show’s universe.
Nearly all details about the show are being kept under wraps, aside from the fact that
it is developed by Eric Robles and Flying Bark Productions.
Robles has previously created the animated shows “Random!
Cartoons,” “Fanboy & Chum Chum,” and “Glitch Techs.”
The Duffer brothers will executive produce via Upside Down Pictures, along with Shawn
Levy.
When asked about it, the Duffers said,
“We’ve always dreamed of an animated Stranger Things in the vein of the Saturday morning
cartoons that we grew up loving, and to see this dream realized has been absolutely thrilling.
We couldn’t be more blown away by what Eric Robles and his team have come up with.
The scripts and artwork are incredible, and we can’t wait to share more with you!
The journey continues.”
Netflix has already announced plans for a live-action spinoff series and a stage show
back in July 2022, with the Duffers forming Upside Down Pictures at that time.
No details are available about the live-action spinoff, though the Duffers have previously
said it would not focus on characters like Eleven or Steve Harrington.
As for the stage show, we all know by now as “Stranger Things: The First Shadow,”
first revealed in March 2023 and taking place in Hawkins in 1959, starring Henry Creel and
the younger versions of Joyce, Hopper, and Bob.
It will debut in London’s West End at the end of this year.
As for the animated series, we cannot know for sure if it will be based on the existing
main characters from the main show or if this will be another prequel, or if it’s going
to be a sequel that takes place after season 5.
What we do know for sure that this is not the same thing as “Stranger Things: Tokyo,”
the rumored anime that was reported to be in development.
However, I find it interesting that the Duffer Brothers and Netflix never commented on that,
implying that the anime spin off may be false and was never in the works, just an internet
rumor.
This show on the other hand will be animated and inspired by Saturday morning cartoons
from the 80s, a drastically different style and vibe from an anime series.
Personally, I am very excited!
They sold me with their comments about this series feeling like a Saturday morning cartoon,
which fits the vibe of the gang in the first two seasons of the show.
I have to wonder if the animated series will feature the main cast of characters, albeit
voiced by different actors.
The announcement of this new animated Stranger Things series is getting some mixed reactions
across social media, with some fans thinking that Netflix is trying to run the series into
the ground with multiple spinoffs at the same time.
Some are speculating that this series will begin airing the year after Stranger Things
5 comes out.
I am very excited to see how all of this develops.
Overall, very exciting times.
And that is all that we have for today!
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