Netflix does whatever it can to keep its biggest creators producing fresh work. David Fincher has directed movies and TV shows for the platform since Gone Girl in 2014, while Adam Sandler hasn’t made a non-Netflix movie since 2019’s Uncut Gems. Making deals with fan-favorite directors is a great way to keep subscribers hooked, but there’s always the possibility that another streamer will tempt them away for the same reason. That’s just what happened with two of Netflix’s biggest hitmakers, and the underlying cause exposes the platform’s biggest blind spot.
According to Puck’s Matthew Belloni, Matt and Ross Duffer, the twin brothers behind Netflix’s smash-hit sci-fi series Stranger Things, are leaving Netflix for Paramount+. This won’t interfere with the fifth and final season of Stranger Things, which is all set to be released later this year, but it definitely throws a wrench into any future spinoffs.
