The Duffer Brothers (Matt and Ross Duffer) are best known for creating the hit Netflix series Stranger Things, but they’ve been involved in several other films, shows, and related projects across TV, film, stage, books, and upcoming adaptations.

Core creations

  • Stranger Things (2016–2026, Netflix) – Their breakout sci‑fi horror series set in Hawkins, Indiana, where they serve as creators, head writers, directors on key episodes, and executive producers.
  • Hidden (2015, feature film) – A psychological horror/thriller they wrote and directed about a family hiding in an underground shelter after a mysterious outbreak.
  • Early short films – While at Chapman University they made shorts like We All Fall Down (award‑winning) and Eater , which helped them get noticed in the industry.

Work on other TV

  • Wayward Pines (2015, Fox) – They worked as writers on this M. Night Shyamalan–produced mystery/sci‑fi series, which helped lead into their opportunity to make Stranger Things.
  • The Boroughs (Netflix) – An upcoming sci‑fi/genre series set around a group of older residents in a retirement community; the Duffers are executive producers rather than showrunners, with release currently targeted around 2026.

Stranger Things universe projects

  • Upside Down Pictures (production banner) – Their company created to expand Stranger Things and develop new genre projects for Netflix, launched after season 4.
  • Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 (animated series) – An animated spin‑off set in the winter of 1985 between seasons 2 and 3, with the Duffers as executive producers; season 1 and a second season have been ordered.
  • Stage play: Stranger Things: The First Shadow – A theatrical prequel production (in collaboration with director Stephen Daldry and others) that expands the show’s backstory; the Duffers are credited as creative producers.
  • Books and tie‑ins (e.g., Flight of Icarus) – Official tie‑in fiction such as Flight of Icarus , an Eddie Munson prequel novel, where they are involved at the franchise/creative oversight level.

Adaptations and upcoming projects

  • Live‑action Death Note (Netflix) – A new live‑action series adaptation of the manga Death Note , with the Duffers attached as executive producers through Upside Down Pictures.
  • The Talisman (Netflix) – An adaptation of Stephen King and Peter Straub’s novel, with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin and the Duffers producing; planned as a series, with Curtis Gwinn as showrunner.
  • Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen (Netflix) – An original genre project (details kept vague) being developed under their Netflix pact, where they are attached as producers.

New studio deal and future work

  • Move to Paramount/Skydance (2026 onward) – Their long‑running Netflix deal ends in April 2026; they’ve signed a four‑year exclusive agreement with Paramount/Skydance to develop new series and, importantly, theatrical feature films, expanding beyond the Netflix ecosystem.
  • Under this deal they are expected to:
    • Create original TV and streaming series for Paramount platforms.
    • Produce and potentially direct big‑screen genre films, which they could not fully pursue while tied exclusively to Netflix.

TL;DR:
When people ask “what have the Duffer Brothers made,” the centerpiece is Stranger Things , backed by their earlier film Hidden , writing on Wayward Pines , various Stranger Things spin‑offs (animated series, stage play, novels), and a slate of genre adaptations like Death Note and The Talisman , with more original movies and shows coming under their new Paramount deal.

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