{"id":2173316,"date":"2025-11-23T11:51:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T11:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2173316"},"modified":"2025-11-23T11:51:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T11:51:21","slug":"stranger-things-creators-the-duffer-brothers-used-the-game-of-thrones-snowball-effect-in-their-storytelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/stranger-things-creators-the-duffer-brothers-used-the-game-of-thrones-snowball-effect-in-their-storytelling\/","title":{"rendered":"Stranger Things creators The Duffer Brothers used the Game of Thrones snowball effect in their storytelling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Netflix<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pressure is on for Stranger Things not to bow out similarly to how Game of Thrones did. That other television phenomenon that left so many on a disappointing note still stings, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/sounds-stranger-things-avoid-game-181041617.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:there\u2019s a common concern;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">there\u2019s a common concern<\/a> that Netflix\u2019s almost decade-long hit could go the same way. Even with its issues, though, The Duffer Brothers have regularly referred to the hit HBO series like a rulebook of ice and fire in how they\u2019ve handled the escalating events in every season of their show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIn terms of television, we always looked to Game of Thrones and what [showrunners] Dan [Weiss] and David [Benioff] did,\u201d Matt Duffer told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/duffer-brothers-game-of-thrones-stranger-things-cast-aging-1236588478\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Variety<\/a>. \u201cThey used the success to scale the show up and evolve it, and it snowballed. We would always take that example to Netflix for reasons why we should scale up the show: It\u2019ll scale up the audience. At least, that was what we told them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Of course, television wasn\u2019t the only reference they looked to in telling El\u2019s story over the past five seasons. Creative masterminds like Steven Spielberg, Stephen King, and other 80s legends were frequently looked to, along with era icons, making appearances. One director that the Duffers admired, however, was a filmmaker who experienced a similarly rocky start before their breakout projects, just like them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cM. Night Shyamalan was a big influence. Like us, he had a movie that was a total dud, and then he did The Sixth Sense, which became this massive phenomenon,\u201d explained Matt Duffer, referring to the 2015 film Hidden. \u201cYes, he continued to do some version of the twist thing, but I thought he took a lot of pretty exciting risks. He kept making original films. I don\u2019t know if I was consciously thinking about it after Stranger Things, but he\u2019s been such a big part of our life that I\u2019m sure it was in there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We\u2019ll see how things are handled when volume 1 of Stranger Things season 5 arrives on Netflix on November 26. For a refresher on the show\u2019s big bad, check out our guide on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/stranger-things-season-4-vecna-origins-explained\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:everything you need to know about Vecna.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">everything you need to know about Vecna.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Netflix The pressure is on for Stranger Things not to bow out similarly to how Game of Thrones did. 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