A judge denied to summary judgment to the Duffer brothers in a case brought by a writer who claims they stole his concept and turned it into ‘Stranger Things.’
Stranger Things wears many influences on its sleeve, but one in particular may land it in hot water. Creators Ross and Matt Duffer now face a lawsuit claiming Stranger Things is derived from short film Montauk, whose creator claims to have pitched them the project in 2014.