As Stranger Issues nears the top of its nostalgic horror journey run, the workforce behind the sequence is getting able to convey audiences a brand new sci-fi present with The Boroughs.
Netflix revealed the eight-episode drama as a part of its slate of content material constructing on the streamer’s collaboration with the Duffer Brothers. The Duffers are aboard as govt producers; The Boroughs might be showrun by its creators, Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, who developed the critically acclaimed Netflix sequence The Darkish Crystal: Age of Resistance. Additionally they wrote the story for animated function The Lord of the Rings: The Struggle of the Rohirrim, coming subsequent April to theaters.
The story received’t focus on children this time round. Here’s what Netflix has to say in regards to the premise: “In a seemingly picturesque retirement group within the New Mexico desert, a gaggle of unlikely heroes should band collectively to cease an otherworldly menace from stealing the one factor they don’t have… time.”Sounds intriguing sufficient—I’m wondering in the event that they’ll fill an ensemble with ‘80s sci-fi and horror stars?
The Duffers shared in a joint assertion, “We’ve been followers of Jeff and Will’s writing for a very long time, and after they pitched us their thought for The Boroughs, we instantly knew they’d one thing very particular on their arms. Whereas the heroes in The Boroughs have a number of extra years on them than the children from Stranger Issues, they’re a equally lovable bunch of misfits, and we will’t wait so that you can be part of them on an journey that’s at turns scary, humorous, and deeply touching.”
Addiss and Matthews added, “We’re thrilled to be again at Netflix. Working alongside the Duffer Brothers (who’re fairly good at making exhibits) and their workforce has been a dream come true. They convey the proper steadiness of coronary heart and horror to our story. We will’t await audiences all over the world to unlock the darkish thriller buried beneath the sunny facade of The Boroughs.”
There’s no phrase but on when the sequence would possibly arrive, however stay tuned to io9 for updates on Netflix’s The Boroughs.
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