Netflix Casts 7 Young Actors in ‘Stranger Things’ Supernatural Drama from Duffer Brothers. Netflix has added seven young thesps to “Stranger Things” alongside Winona Ryder and David Harbour in the drama series starring written and directed by Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer (“Wayward Pines,” “Hidden”). The eight-episode hourlong show will premiere exclusively across all Netflix territories in 2016.