What a year it’s been for Stranger Things fans, who watched their favorite series come to a close nearly 10 full years after the first season premiered on Netflix. Fans could spend hours arguing about the logistics behind releasing only five, eight-episode seasons in 10 years, but the Duffer brothers gave the world an all-time great sci-fi show with Stranger Things, even if it did take more time than most fans would have liked. Netflix brought back Stranger Things for a new animated spin-off show, Tales From ‘85, which has already been renewed for Season 2. Better yet, Netflix has confirmed that more episodes of the show are on the way before the end of the year. The Duffer brothers are also working on another Stranger Things spin-off, but it’s far too early to know when it will be released.
News broke last year that Ross and Matt Duffer, creators of Stranger Things, had signed a new deal with Paramount to bring movies to the big screen. The duo will still continue to develop new shows for Netflix, but they have been open about their desire to bring movies to the big screen, which is something that simply isn’t feasible under Netflix, the biggest streaming goliath in the world. Paramount is already confident in the Duffer brothers to deliver a hit, so much so that the duo’s first film at the new studio has officially been set for release on November 3, 2028. Nothing is known about the project at this time, other than that the Duffer brothers are directing from a script they wrote together, and they are both producing as well.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
The Matrix
Mad Max
Blade Runner
Dune
Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
The Duffer Brothers Already Have a New Sci-Fi Sensation
The Duffer brothers recently returned to Netflix for a new sci-fi series, The Boroughs, which has already picked up over 100 million views. The Alfred Molina-led sci-fi sensation has been in the Netflix top 10 for a few weeks now, proving to be one of the biggest breakout shows of the year for the streamer. While Ross and Matt Duffer did not write or direct any episodes of The Boroughs, they do serve as executive producers on the show and were involved in the creative direction.
Check out all episodes of Stranger Things and The Boroughs on Netflix and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of the Duffer brothers’ new movie in the works at Paramount.
