Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer’s next project at Netflix is based on a crime thriller. The coming-of-age horror series starring Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven is coming to an end this year, with Stranger Things season 5, the final season, arriving on Netflix in three parts. The first four episodes will be released in November, followed by the next three episodes in December, while the series finale will arrive on December 31.

As the Duffer Brothers wrap their hit Netflix series, they are looking to adapt Ron Currie’s crime thriller novel The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne, next for Netflix, according to Deadline. The script will be penned by the novelist and his writing partner Joshua Mohr, who will also serve as executive producers.

The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne revolves around its namesake, a small-town grandmother and crime matriarch, who navigates unusual circumstances while trying to uncover the circumstances surrounding her youngest daughter’s death. In addition to this, the Duffer brothers also have two other Netflix shows coming in 2026.

What This Means For The Duffer Brothers

The Duffer Brothers Are Venturing Into The Crime Thriller Space

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The next Duffer brothers series to arrive on Netflix sees them put on the producers’ hat in collaboration with Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews on their supernatural mystery series The Boroughs. Slated to premiere next year, the series takes place in a gorgeous retirement community in the New Mexico desert and stars Alfred Molina, Geena David, and Alfre Woodard, among others.

Meanwhile, the Duffer brothers are also executive producing, alongside Haley Z, a psychological horror series about a wedding. Titled Something Very Bad is Going to Happen, it stars Camila Morrone and Adam DiMarco, and will arrive on Netflix sometime in 2026. Similarly, the Duffer brothers will serve as executive producers for The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne, a crime thriller that has fewer supernatural elements but a more realistic setting.

However, this doesn’t mean that the Duffer brothers are done with Stranger Things. Even though the flagship is coming to an end, the universe is quietly expanding. The animated spinoff Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 is currently in development, as well as a live-action spinoff.

Our Take On The Duffer Brothers’ New Project

The Duffer Brothers Step Out Of The Supernatural Genre With Babs Dionne

While the Duffer brothers have been working on other projects in between Stranger Things seasons, The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne sounds like a pivot for the creative duo after their successful coming-of-age horror series. On the other hand, the crime thriller series isn’t the brothers’ first adaptation project, nor will it be the last.

Matt and Ross Duffer have served as writers and producers on Wayward Pines, based on Blake Crouch’s post-apocalyptic mystery novel series. They are working to adapt Stephen King and Peter Straub’s fantasy novel, The Talisman, into a Netflix series and a live-action adaptation of the iconic Death Note manga.

Known for incorporating supernatural elements in their work, The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne will be one of the few cases for the Duffer Brothers to take on a project outside the supernatural genre.