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To Netflix binge-watchers, “Orange is the New Black,” “House of Cards” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” are practically household names.
Next year, that list will grow by one, and it is a title familiar to East End residents and conspiracy theorists everywhere: “Montauk.”
The internet streaming giant will exclusively release eight one-hour episodes of its latest original series in 2016, a supernatural drama written and directed by brothers Matt and Ross Duffer, set in circa-1980 Montauk.
“Matt and Ross are emerging filmmakers with an unmistakable passion for genre and suspense,” according to Cindy Holland, vice president of original content for Netflix. “Their unique voice infuses this coming-of-age drama with supernatural thrills that will captivate our global audience.”
Described as a “love letter to the ’80s classics,” the series centers on a young boy who vanishes into thin air. As friends, family and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top-secret government experiments (read: Camp Hero), terrifying supernatural forces and one very strange little girl.
The Duffer brothers, who recently directed their first feature film, “Hidden,” also will produce the series alongside Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen.
on Apr 7, 2015