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Stranger Things creators making new sci-fi show with Dark Crystal writers

By Daniel Roman

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 05: Ross Duffer and Matt Duffer attend the 18th Annual AFI Awards at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 5, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for AFI)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 05: Ross Duffer and Matt Duffer attend the 18th Annual AFI Awards at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 5, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for AFI) /
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Stranger Things may be the biggest original series that Netflix has ever produced; as such, it should come as no surprise that the streamer is looking to produce more series from creators Matt and Ross Duffer. Now we know what one of their next projects will be.

TV Line reports that the Duffer Brothers will serve as executive producers on a new sci-fi horror series called The Boroughs. The Boroughs is the brainchild of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance creators Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, who will serve as showrunners on the new series. Age of Resistance was another spectacular Netflix original series, so this feels like a dream pairing.

Here’s Netflix’s official logline for The Boroughs:

"In a seemingly picturesque retirement community in the New Mexico desert, a group of unlikely heroes must band together to stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don’t have… time."

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – 2019/08/27: (L-R) Will Matthews, Jeffrey Addiss and Loius Leterrier attend The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Premiere held at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City. (Photo by Efren Landaos/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – 2019/08/27: (L-R) Will Matthews, Jeffrey Addiss and Loius Leterrier attend The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Premiere held at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City. (Photo by Efren Landaos/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) /

Duffer Brothers and Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance creators team up for The Boroughs

“We’ve been fans of Jeff and Will’s writing for a long time, and when they pitched us their idea for The Boroughs, we immediately knew they had something very special on their hands,” the Duffers said in a statement. “While the heroes in The Boroughs have a few more years on them than the kids from Stranger Things, they are a similarly lovable bunch of misfits, and we can’t wait for you to join them on an adventure that is at turns scary, funny and deeply touching.”

Addiss and Matthews released their own statement, stating they’re “thrilled to be back at Netflix.”

"Working alongside the Duffer Brothers (who are pretty good at making shows) and their team has been a dream come true. They bring the perfect balance of heart and horror to our story. We can’t wait for audiences around the world to unlock the dark mystery buried beneath the sunny facade of The Boroughs."

There’s no release date for The Boroughs as of yet, but we’ll be keeping an eye out for updates.

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