In Hollywood’s cutthroat dealmaking ecosystem, stranger things often happen — like Matt and Ross Duffer moving from Netflix for a rich new overall deal at Paramount .

The Duffer Brothers , creators of the Netflix juggernaut “Stranger Things,” are in advanced negotiations to exclusively create film and television — with an emphasis on tentpole movies — at the legacy studio just taken over by David Ellison’s Skydance. The move would reunite the Duffers with Cindy Holland, Paramount’s new head of streaming, who greenlit “Stranger Things” at Netflix. The pair would also work with Josh Greenstein and Dana Goldberg, who share film and series creative duties.

Reps for the Duffers had no immediate comment. A Paramount spokesperson did not immediately return requests for comment.

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