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The Duffer brothers have signed a multiple-year overall pact on the back of their 1980s-set sci-fi homage, which is allegedly one of the streamer's most-watched original series.

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00:00Stranger Things is coming back and Toto, we're not in Hawkins anymore.

00:09Netflix announced that their breakout hit, Stranger Things, is officially coming back

00:13for a season 4 and it looks like we're heading back to the upside down.

00:17But that's not all for exciting Stranger Things news, my friends.

00:21The streamer is so impressed with the success of the show that they've also signed

00:24its creators, the Duffer Brothers, to an overall multi-year film and TV deal that's

00:28worth somewhere in the nine-figure range.

00:31Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarando spoke out about his excitement to bring more

00:35Duffer Brothers magic to the streamer saying,

00:37"...the Duffer Brothers have captivated viewers around the world with Stranger Things

00:41and we're thrilled to expand our relationship with them to bring their vivid imaginations

00:45to other film and series projects our members will love.

00:48We can't wait to see what the Duffer Brothers have in store when they step outside the world

00:52of the upside down."

00:53And as for the Duffers themselves, they released a joint statement on Monday about the

00:57opportunity saying,

01:08An official premiere date is still TBD at the moment and it's also unclear if season 4

01:14will be the last for Stranger Things, but it's possible since the Duffers have been

01:18pretty open about the drama not being a long-running show.

01:21Stranger Things is easily considered Netflix's most popular scripted original series.

01:25Aside from the numbers to prove it, the show has remained an awards season darling,

01:28collecting 18 Emmy nominations, winning 5, as well as creating a multi-million dollar

01:33merchandising business of comic books and other consumer products.

01:36And with another season on deck, its popularity is only assumed to grow.

01:40For more on this story, head to THR.com.

01:43And until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Nanjoy.

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