Netflix Orders Season Three of ‘Stranger Things’

Netflix has ordered a third season of hit drama Stranger Things. The streaming network announced the news on Twitter Dec. 1. “Season 3 is officially happening,” it said.

The series is created by The Duffer Brothers, Matt and Ross, who are executive producers and directors along with Shawn Levy (who also directs), Dan Cohen and Iain Patterson. 

Stranger Things is a Netflix production. The cast includes Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Millie Bobby Brown, Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo, Charlie Heaton and Natalia Dyer.

The show was nominated for a best drama Emmy this year, along with 17 other nominations.

Season two debuted Oct. 27.

Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.