While nothing has been officially announced, Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer have an idea for a spinoff series, and it apparently takes big inspiration from the late David Lynch's mind-bending magnum opus, Twin Peaks.
Netflix's Stranger Things will return for its fifth and final season later this year. The eight-episode season is one of the streamer's most anticipated seasons of all time, leading to a final showdown against Vecna and the Upside Down. The season kicks off with Volume 1 (episodes 1-4) on Thanksgiving, continuing with Volume 2 (episodes 5-7) on Christmas Day, and the epic finale on New Year's Eve.
But right now, we're not discussing the final season, but rather what lies after. While plot details are very much under wraps for the planned spinoff after season 5 releases, even for the main cast, star Finn Wolfhard (who plays Mike Wheeler) has already correctly guessed what it will entail.
“Nobody — not Netflix, not any of the producers, not any of the directors, not any of the actors — nobody else has figured out what the spinoff is. Finn figured out, which is pretty remarkable,” Ross Duffer shared with Variety in a new feature for the actor. “We’ve mind-melded with this kid a bit.”
As for what Wolfhard predicted, he reveals in the same interview that the project is "like David Lynch’s Twin Peaks," elaborating that it is "sort of an anthology and different tones but similar universe or same universe."
"I think set in different places and all tied together through this mythology of the Upside Down," Wolfhard continued. "Don’t even talk about Hawkins. Don’t have any mention of our characters. They were toying around with ideas in case Netflix wanted them. I’m sure they do, and I’m sure it will happen, but there’s nothing official. I think the coolest way, the way that I would do it, there has to be labs everywhere. If there was one in Hawkins, there’s one in Russia. Where else could they be?"
Exploring the mythology of the Upside Down would make for an excellent, multifaceted spinoff. Pairing that with the weirdness and quirkiness of Twin Peaks, especially in regard to its Black Lodge mythos, would be awesome. The mythology behind the Upside Down in Stranger Things is the ultimate playground and backdrop for more stories. Throughout every season of the show, its secrets and mysteries further unravel.
If you can't get enough of Stranger Things, the story has already been expanded in the form of numerous companion novels and comics. While they may not be the live-action series most people want, most of the content is fantastic and well worth checking out to help bridge the gap between now and the return of the series in November.
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