New Duffer-Produced Netflix Series Set for 2026

As Netflix continues to expand its horror and sci-fi offerings following the conclusion of the long-running series Stranger Things, the Duffer Brothers, its creators, are involved in several new projects set for release in 2026. Leading the slate is the miniseries Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, an eight-episode horror drama executive produced by Matt and Ross Duffer, which premieres on the streaming service on March 26.

The series, created and showrun by Haley Z. Boston, centers on Rachel Harkin, played by Camila Morrone, and her fiancé Nicky Cunningham, portrayed by Adam DiMarco, as they prepare for a wedding at Nicky's family vacation home in a snowy forest. What begins as a low-key ceremony away from traditional wedding chaos unravels into a week of eerie coincidences, dread, and questions about commitment. Boston described the tone to Netflix's Tudum as one of "unsettling, getting-under-your-skin dread," blending suspense, character-driven dialogue, humor, and a fresh horror twist without relying on jump scares. "The show is about the fear of marrying the wrong person," she said.

Supporting the leads are actors including Jennifer Jason Leigh and Ted Levine as Nicky's...