Stranger Things prequel, coming 2028, to take place in fictional Nevada town

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Netflix released a new teaser for an upcoming Stranger Things prequel series, slated for release in 2028 with the tagline, “Before Hawkins, there was Marion.”

The announcement comes as part of “Stranger Things Day,” which coincides with the day Will Byers went missing in the original series. The prequel series would take place thirty years before the original series in the fictional town of Marion, Nevada.

The teaser shows a dark desert landscape fenced off with a restricted area sign while a bike sits abandoned near a radio playing “Sh-Boom” by The Crew Cuts. Text on screen appears informing viewers that it is April 19, 1955.

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“We’ve been dreaming of Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure for many years now, and to see it become a reality is surreal and exhilarating,” say Matt and Ross Duffer in a release shared by Netflix. “It’s Stranger Things, but also thrillingly fresh, with a new setting, new heroes and villains, and new … actually, we’re not allowed to say any more. Now, on to casting. In the meantime — watch the skies, nerds!”

Ross Duffer offered a few more production details on his Instagram account, saying, “Beyond thrilled it’s finally happening. Casting now, shooting next year, coming in 2028.”

Production on the show will take place in New Mexico, the release stated.

This will be the fourth project in the “Stranger Things” universe, including the original show, the animated series “Stranger Things: Tales from ‘85″ and the stage show, “Stranger Things: First Shadow.”