The Duffer Brothers & Netflix Announce Expanded Slate Including New Stranger Things Projects

 

THE DUFFER BROTHERS ANNOUNCE NEW PRODUCTION COMPANY UPSIDE DOWN PICTURES

Hilary Leavitt Joins Upside Down Pictures

Duffer Brothers and Netflix Announce Expanded Slate Including New Stranger Things Projects

• The Duffer Brothers today announced their new production company, Upside Down Pictures, for film and television projects as part of their overall deal with Netflix. 

• Hilary Leavitt (Orphan Black, Ozark) has been hired to run the company.

• According to The Duffer Brothers, Upside Down Pictures will “aim to create the kind of stories that inspired the Duffers growing up - stories that take place at that beautiful crossroads where the ordinary meets the extraordinary, where big spectacle co-exists with intimate character work, where heart wins out over cynicism.”

• The Duffer Brothers and Netflix also announced their growing slate of projects in active development:

• An all-new live-action television adaptation of the renowned Japanese manga and anime series Death Note

• An original series from creators Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews (Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance)

• A series adaptation of Stephen King and Peter Straub‘s The Talisman alongside Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment and Paramount Television to be created by Curtis Gwinn

• A new stage play set within the world and mythology of Stranger Things, produced by prolific and multi award-winning producers Sonia Friedman, Stephen Daldry (The Crown, Billy Elliot, The Reader), and Netflix. Daldry will also direct. 21 Laps serves as Associate Producer. 

• A live-action Stranger Things spin-off series based on an original idea by The Duffer Brothers, with Upside Down and 21 Laps producing.

• The Duffer Brothers most recently released the fourth season of their hit Netflix series Stranger Things, which they wrote, directed, and executive produced. Stranger Things 4 is now #1 on Netflix’s (all time) Most Popular English TV list with an astounding 1.15Bn hours viewed in its first 28 days – only the second series to cross the billion hour viewing mark, with the final tally expected to be higher as Vol. 2 reaches the 28-day viewing period. The third season released in 2019 still holds at #3. Stranger Things 4 record-breaking highlights include: 

• It was the biggest premiere weekend ever for an English-language TV show on Netflix with 286.79 Million hours viewed.

• It hit #1 on the Top 10 lists in 91 countries, a first for an English TV series

• It became the most viewed season of English-language TV in a single week on Netflix with a staggering 335.01M hours viewed. 

• It entered the Most Popular list at #3 with 621.80M hours viewed just 10 days after its premiere, setting yet another record as the fastest English-language series to break into the Most Popular list. 

Loot Anime Search Unboxing

 Loot Anime Search Unboxing for November 2018. This month features items from Death Note, Hunter x Hunter, Mob Psycho 100, Tokyo Ghoul and Voltron: Legendary Defender. Check out our pictures below.

Loot Anime SURVIVE! Unboxing

Loot Anime SURVIVE! Unboxing is here!!!! This month featured items from Naruto, Death Note, Black Clover and Deadman Wonderland. If you haven't received your crate yet, don't look any further. Spoilers below:

VIZ Media Debuts The Definitive DEATH NOTE ALL-IN-ONE Manga Edition

Exclusive Print Edition Collects The 12-Volume Manga Series Into A Single Omnibus That Features A Never Before Published In English Epilogue Chapter

San Francisco, CA, September 6, 2017 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, delivers a landmark release to DEATH NOTE fans with the DEATH NOTE All-In-One Edition.

An exclusive print release, the now-available omnibus combines all 12 volumes (that’s 2,400 pages) of the hit supernatural crime thriller into a single massive tome, which is presented in a beautiful silver slipcase. An extraordinary collectible and a must-have for manga fans, the new edition also contains an epilogue chapter that has never before been published in English.

Loot Anime Unnatural Unboxing

Let's check out the Unnatural Loot Anime Crate for May 2017. If you haven't received your Loot Anime crate yet, beware, there are spoilers ahead. Check out our unboxing pictures below:

VIZ Media Highlights Anime And Netflix's DEATH NOTE At Licensing Expo 2017

VIZ MEDIA TO SHOWCASE DEATH NOTE, THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED LIVE ACTION ADAPTATION FROM NETFLIX, AT LICENSING EXPO 2017

San Francisco, CA, May 22, 2017 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the nation’s premier manga and anime company, will be featuring top titles from its broad catalog at the upcoming Licensing Expo 2017. This year, the top highlighted property for merchandising opportunities will be the live action feature film Death Note, streaming globally Summer 2017 on Netflix. VIZ Media will be located in Booth #J236.

VIZ Media Announces Participation At Anime Central 2016 Convention

VIZ Media Returns To Mid-West’s Largest Anime/Manga Convention With Fun Booth Giveaways, Advance Copies Of Upcoming Titles, Exciting Panels And Much More!

San Francisco, CA, May 12, 2016 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the premier publisher, distributor and licensor of Japanese and global content in North America, announces a fun weekend highlighted by booth giveaways and exclusive items for sale, informative panel discussions, anime screenings, and other activities scheduled for Anime Central 2016.

Death Note Anime Series Arrives on Blu-ray for the First Time

Supernatural Crime Thriller Debuts On Blu-ray Uncut In A Special Limited “Omega” Edition That Includes Both DEATH NOTE Anime Feature Films, And Also As A Standard Edition Release

San Francisco, CA, February 25, 2016 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, announces a new release of one of the anime genre’s greatest series with the debut of DEATH NOTE COMPLETE SERIES on Blu-ray on March 1^st.

Viz Media Presents Death Note & Bakuman Manga Creator Takeshi Obata at NYCC

The Seminal Artist Of DEATH NOTE And ALL YOU NEED IS KILL To Appear At Panels And Exclusive In-Person Signing Session; Will Also Participate In Signings During New York Super Week