Prey director Dan Trachtenberg has closed a deal to helm at least one episode of the final season of Stranger Things, multiple sources tell One Take News, and we’ve confirmed it with Netflix’s camp as well. Sources add that while the constant landscape of Hollywood is changing due to ongoing strikes, Trachtenberg is expected to remain on board.

Dan Trachtenberg is best known to modern audiences as the director of 2022’s Prey, a breakout success on Disney+ that is arguably the best film in the Predator franchise. He is also known for his work on 2016’s 10 Cloverfield Lane, which was another successful horror film. These two films alone should prove why he is a perfect director for the Netflix series. However he has also dipped his toes into the television genre through his work on The Boys and Black Mirror, for which his direction got praise. 

Since 2016, Stranger Things has become a global phenomenon and etched itself in popular culture as one of the defining shows of the 2010s. Stranger Things was created by The Duffer Brothers and is produced by Upside Down Pictures & 21 Laps Entertainment. The Duffer Brothers serve as executive producers, writers and directors on the series. Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen of 21 Laps Entertainment and Curtis Gwinn are also executive producers. Four seasons have been produced and each season has received acclaim from critics and audiences, as well as bolstering its cast to superstardom. The fifth and final season has been delayed due to the writer’s strike and Netflix is hoping to get right back on track as soon as possible.

Read the synopsis for Stranger Things and watch the announcement of Linda Hamilton’s casting down below:

Since its release in 2016, the global phenomenon Stranger Things has garnered over 70 awards worldwide including Emmys and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, and has been nominated for over 230 awards. The four-time Emmy Award Nominee for Best Drama is one of Netflix’s most-watched titles, with Season 4 amassing 1.35 Billion view hours ranking as the Most Popular English-language series on Netflix. Stranger Things was created by The Duffer Brothers and is produced by Upside Down Pictures & 21 Laps Entertainment. The Duffer Brothers serve as executive producers, writers and directors on the series. Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen of 21 Laps Entertainment and Curtis Gwinn are also executive producers

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Stranger Things 5 is currently in development. Are you excited to see Dan Trachtenberg’s episode? Let us know!