The Duffer brothers leaving Netflix? Stranger things have happened. Matt and Ross Duffer , best known as the creators of Netflix’s marquee hit Stranger Things , are leaving Big Red for Paramount in a four-year deal, the company confirmed August 19. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to be joining the Paramount family. David, Josh, and Dana are passionate about bringing bold, original films to the big screen,” the brothers said, praising Paramount’s new executive team and potentially throwing some shade at Netflix. The new deal begins when their Netflix deal ends in April 2026. The Duffers will “write, produce, and direct large-scale theatrical films,” per a press release. In May, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos confirmed that he sees movie theaters as an outmoded idea, saying, “I think it is —

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