The Stranger Things universe is not ending with Hawkins. Netflix has announced a new prequel series that will take fans back several decades before the events of the original hit show.

On Friday, Nov. 6, Netflix confirmed that Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure will premiere in 2028. The series will be set in the 1950s, long before the events of Stranger Things and even before Stranger Things: The First Shadow, which explores the early life of Henry Creel, who eventually becomes Vecna.

Unlike the original series, the new story will take place in Marion, New Mexico. Production will also be based in New Mexico.

Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer co-created the prequel and will serve as executive producers. The brothers said they have been developing the idea for years and are excited to finally bring it to life.

“We’ve been dreaming of Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure for many years now, and to see it become a reality is surreal and exhilarating,” they said. “It’s Stranger Things, but also thrillingly fresh, with a new setting, new heroes and villains.”

The brothers also revealed that the casting process is now beginning, while teasing that there is still much more about the series that they cannot reveal.

Kate Trefry, who wrote The First Shadow, will serve as showrunner. She said the new series gave the team a chance to return to the horror, mystery and wonder of the original while telling a completely new story.

Shawn Levy, who served as an executive producer and director on Stranger Things, also described the project as a new adventure with a new group of characters. He said the series will keep the DNA of the original while exploring a different era, setting, mythology and themes.

The announcement comes as Stranger Things approaches the end of its original run. Season 5 was released in three parts, with episodes arriving around Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

The Duffer brothers had previously teased that the upcoming spinoff would feature a different decade and different characters while remaining connected to the Stranger Things universe.

All five seasons of Stranger Things and the animated spinoff Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 are currently streaming on Netflix.