Key Takeaways

• Duffer Brothers’ New Deal: The Duffer Brothers are starting a partnership with Paramount to create theatrical films.
• New Show Release: Their latest show, Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, debuted to positive reviews.
• Rotten Tomatoes Score: Both the new show and the final season of Stranger Things share an 82% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
• Upcoming Projects: The Boroughs, another sci-fi series, is set to release in May 2026.

Having recently wrapped up one of the defining shows of the last decade, the Duffer Brothers are gearing up to begin a creative partnership with Paramount. As part of their new deal, the brothers will be able to create theatrical films, which wasn’t possible in their previous partnership with Netflix. However, they will always be among the streamer’s most successful collaborators thanks to Stranger Things. In addition to the sci-fi series, which concluded its run at the end of 2025, the brothers have executive-produced two other shows for Netflix. May will see the release of The Boroughs, a new sci-fi show revolving around older heroes. However, the Duffers’ first post-Stranger Things project debuted this week to positive reviews and an impressive audience response.

The eight-episode horror limited series revolves around a couple and their impending wedding, which is disrupted by something very bad indeed. It features Camila Morrone in the lead role alongside Adam DiMarco. Incidentally, the new show has an identical Rotten Tomatoes score to the final season of Stranger Things. Both projects are sitting at an 82% score on the aggregator website, although this was considered a step down for the Duffers’ generation-defining blockbuster, whose early seasons were received far more positively. The show’s final season was criticized for leaving plot lines unresolved, relying too heavily on visual effects, and lacking charm.

Collider Hailed the Duffers’ New Show In Its Review

The Duffers’ new show, Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, was created by Haley Z. Boston. The show’s consensus on Rotten Tomatoes reads, “Marrying horror and atmospheric storytelling to thrilling effect, Something Very Bad is Going to Happen ably transports newlywed jitters to the surrealist realm of binge-worthy TV.” In her review, Collider’s Jasneet Singh described it as “Netflix’s creepiest horror show since The Haunting of Hill House, with the same atmospheric terror, mind-bending reality, and scenes so gruesomely twisted they’re impossible to look away from.” And audiences seem to be on the same page. According to FlixPatrol, Something Very Bad is Going to Happen scored spots on Netflix’s domestic and worldwide top 10 charts immediately after its debut on March 26. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.