Matt and Ross Duffer the creative minds behind the hit Netflix series stranger things are working on a new show for the streamer the project which forms part of the Duo's overall deal with the platform has already signed up its first actors for The Hollywood Reporter Gina Davis and Alfred Molina will star in the bir as Renee and Sam respectively alongside Alfred Woodard as Judy Dennis O'Hare as w-e Clark Peters as art and Bill Pullman as Jack there is currently no further information about the show's characters other than their first names the Burrows will be written by Jeffrey Adis and will Matthews who will also work as showrunners in a seemingly picturesque retirement community a group of unlikely heroes must band together to stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don't have time the official log line reads Ben Taylor known for his work on catastrophe and sex education will direct the series premiere along with several other episodes of the show The Duffer Brothers have several projects in the works executive producers include Adis Matthews Taylor and Hillary levit via the upside down pictures Banner Matt and Ross Duffer will also produce as part of their Netflix deal The Duffer brothers are also working on a series called something very bad is going to happen alongside Creator Haley Z Boston The Stranger Things stage play the first shadow will debut on Broadway in 2025 after completing a run in London's prestigious West End production on the fifth and final season of stranger things is currently underway Caleb McLaughlin recently shared a new behind the-scenes look at his character Lucas in a post on Instagram the photo showcased Lucas wearing a sweater jacket and jeans with the same hairstyle he sported in season 4 various crew members and production equipment are seen in the background the snap was taken in a grassy location that does not give away any important story elements while plot details remain a closely guarded secret stranger things season 5 will bring the story to an end Maya Hawk who plays Robin Buckley on the hit series previously compared the final episodes to making a film it takes a long time to write each season and a long time to shoot them we're making basically eight movies she said the exact runtime of each episode hasn't been confirmed yet but rumors suggest the first episode could be over 60 Minutes long stranger things season 5 is expected to hit screen sometime in 2025 the buroughs does not have a release date at this time