{"id":159539,"date":"2025-08-19T22:47:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T22:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/159539\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T22:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T22:47:09","slug":"stranger-things-creators-matt-and-ross-duffer-sign-paramount-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/159539\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Stranger Things\u2019 Creators Matt and Ross Duffer Sign Paramount Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe new Paramount<\/a> has officially made its first big talent deal: Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer<\/a> are moving to the studio.<\/p>\n

\n\tParamount and parent company Skydance made the announcement Monday, five days after reports that the brothers were in talks to leave Netflix<\/a>, where they created the megahit Stranger Things. The Duffers\u2019 deal at Paramount is an exclusive, four-year pact that covers film, TV and streaming projects, with an emphasis on the brothers \u201cfulfill[ing] an ambition to write, produce, and direct large-scale theatrical films.\u201d They\u2019ll move to Paramount following the conclusion of their current Netflix<\/a> deal in April 2026.<\/p>\n

\n\tLanding the Duffers is a coup for new CEO David Ellison and his team, who in taking over Paramount pledged to make the studio<\/a> \u201cthe No. 1 destination for the most talented artists and filmmakers in the world.\u201d (Paramount is also in talks with Legendary Pictures<\/a> about a film output deal, landed rights to the UFC<\/a> and outbid rivals for High Side<\/a>, a movie project with Timothee Chalamet and director James Mangold.)<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Duffers will develop their Paramount slate via their Upside Down Pictures banner, led by president Hilary Leavitt. The deal reunites them with Cindy Holland, chair of direct-to-consumer at Paramount, and Paramount TV Studios president Matt Thunell, both of whom worked with the Duffers at Netflix.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe couldn\u2019t be more thrilled to be joining the Paramount family. David, Josh [Greenstein], and Dana [Goldberg] are passionate about bringing bold, original films to the big screen. To be part of that mission is not just exciting \u2014 it\u2019s the fulfillment of a lifelong dream,\u201d Matt and Ross Duffer said in a statement. \u201cTo do so at a studio with such a storied Hollywood legacy is a privilege we don\u2019t take lightly. We\u2019re also excited to reunite with our friends Cindy and Matt, who were among the very first to believe in us and an unusual little script we wrote that became\u00a0Stranger Things. They took a chance on us in 2015, and they\u2019re taking a chance again \u2014 we can\u2019t wait to create new stories together.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe chance to mount theatrical films was a key draw for the brothers in departing Netflix. A number of Stranger Things episodes, particularly in 2022\u2019s fourth season, have had the scale (and run time) of feature films; the final season of the series is set to premiere Nov. 26. The Duffers also had kind words for the streamer, saying in their statement, \u201cOur time at Netflix has been incredible. Ted [Sarandos], Bela [Bajaria], and Peter [Friedlander] have given us the kind of creative freedom and support that artists dream of but so rarely receive. A decade in, they are family. We\u2019re excited to continue collaborating \u2014 not only on the upcoming release of\u00a0Stranger Things 5, but also on shows we\u2019re deeply proud to be producing, including\u00a0Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen\u00a0and\u00a0The Boroughs. And we look forward to building out the future of\u00a0Stranger Things\u00a0together \u2014 there are many more stories to tell beyond Hawkins, and we can\u2019t wait to share them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tFollowing the end of their Netflix deal, the Duffers will remain involved as executive producers of The Boroughs, Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen and any Stranger Things offshoots at Netflix. Their focus at Paramount will be on new material.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI\u2019ve had the privilege of knowing Matt and Ross for over a decade and worked with them from their earliest stages through their deserving global success,\u201d said Holland. \u201cWe have seen firsthand their extraordinary creative vision and exceptional gift for storytelling. We couldn\u2019t be more excited to reunite and welcome them to Paramount.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAdded Goldberg, co-chair of Paramount Pictures and chair of Paramount Television, and Greenstein, co-chair of Paramount Pictures and vice chair of platforms, \u201cWe are thrilled that the incomparable Duffer Brothers are joining our Paramount family. Their singular talent for creating stories and worlds that shape culture sets them apart, and this partnership is a great example of the new Paramount in action \u2014 our film, television, and streaming businesses united to offer Matt and Ross the full power of our platforms to tell their best and most ambitious stories yet.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The new Paramount has officially made its first big talent deal: Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":159540,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[171,92482,4659,15329,77684,92483,92484,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-159539","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-matt-duffer","10":"tag-netflix","11":"tag-paramount","12":"tag-paramount-skydance","13":"tag-ross-duffer","14":"tag-the-duffer-brothers","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159539\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}