Even television’s most in-demand multi-hyphenates can’t go it alone. In fact, as the creators behind some of Netflix’s flashiest series attest, the secret to success often lies in leaning on the expertise of those around them. That was a major theme during a conversation at Netflix & Deadline Present: The Visionaries featuring Stranger Things’ Matt […]

During a Thursday FYC event at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, the tables were turned on the elder statesman of Stranger Things, David Harbour, as he was asked what he learned from his younger castmates on the Netflix thriller-drama series. “Uh, nothing,” he joked at first, before describing the first season of the Matt Duffer and Ross […]

Editor’s note: Deadline’s It Starts on the Page features standout drama series scripts in 2026 Emmy contention. By the time that it finally premiered last year, Stranger Things 5 was all but certain to be one of the biggest television events of the decade. Nearly 10 years after the comparatively modest first season of the supernatural series captivated […]

Stranger Things has marked a lot of firsts for Netflix: it became the first original series to become a global hit and cultural phenomenon, the first series owned by the streamer and the first title Netflix has been able to turn into a licensing bonanza with a slew of consumer product deals. Now the supernatural […]