The creators of the hit Netflix series Stranger Things, The Duffer Brothers, announced the formation of a new production company, which will begin work on an adaptation of a Stephen King novel and a new series from the creators of Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.
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Alongside the confirmation of the Stranger Things spin-off, a new stage play based on the hit series, and a live-action Death Note adaptation, Upside Down Pictures is also set to work on a series adaptation of the 1984 novel The Talisman, written by Stephen King and Peter Straub.
The series will be created by Stranger Things‘ Co-EP and writer Curtis Gwinn (via Deadline), with Matt Duffer noting the series is much more fantasy. “It has sci-fi. It has horror elements. It has a lot of heart. It has everything that we love. And it’s got the best werewolf character I think, ever.”
The Talisman follows the story of a young man who moves between New Hampshire and an alternate world known as “The Territories,” where he must obtain an artifact that will help save his mother’s life.
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Alongside the news of The Talisman adaptation, it was also announced that the production company would be working on a brand-new original series from creators Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, who both developed the 2020 Netflix series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, which was a prequel to the 1982 Jim Henson film The Dark Crystal. Not too much was confirmed about this new series, however, so fans will have wait to hear more information.
