Archive · 18 Dec 2025
Stranger Things Rejected by Studios Before Netflix Success
Stranger Things is a very popular show on Netflix.
The creators, Matt and Ross Duffer, tried to sell the idea to many TV studios before Netflix.
But all the studios said no very quickly, sometimes in less than 2 minutes.
The Duffer brothers thought it would only be one season, but Netflix liked it and made it into a big hit.
Now, the final season is out, and people are watching it a lot.
Stranger Things was initially rejected by multiple studios in less than 2 minutes.
The creators, Matt and Ross Duffer, planned it as a one-season series.
Netflix picked up the show, making it one of their most successful assets.
The show has amassed hundreds of millions of views since its debut in 2016.
The final season of Stranger Things is currently airing on Netflix.
- Who
- Matt and Ross Duffer, creators of Stranger Things
- What
- Stranger Things was rejected by multiple studios before Netflix picked it up
- When
- The show was initially pitched before 2016
- Where
- The pitch was presented to various studios
- Why
- Studios showed no interest in the show during the pitch
- Show
- Stranger Things
- Creators
- Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer
- Original Plan
- One-season series
- Rejection Time
- Less than 2 minutes
- Current Status
- Final season airing on Netflix
- First Season Year
- 2016
- Views
- Hundreds of millions