Stranger Things Officially Confirms Nancy Wheeler Spinoff After Season 5 Vol. 1

Stranger Things Officially Confirms Nancy Wheeler Spinoff After Season 5 Vol. 1 Natalia Dyer as Nancy in Stranger Things season 4 By  Ryan Northrup Published 17 minutes ago

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The world of Stranger Things is set to further expand with a new Nancy Wheeler spinoff. The announcement follows the release of season 5, volume 1, on November 26, with four of the season's eight episodes now available on Netflix.

Per Netflix, the new Nancy spinoff will take the form of a mystery novel called Stranger Things: One Way or Another. The retro cover design for the book, which calls it "A Nancy Wheeler Mystery," is included below:

The cover of Stranger Things One Way or Another

Written by Caitlyn Schneiderhan, One Way or Another takes place between the events of seasons 4 and 5, following Nancy and Robin as they investigate mysterious happenings involving a fellow student in Hawkins, Indiana. The official synopsis, included below, teases Vecna's involvement in the case and a big role for the Upside Down:

“Hawkins, Indiana, is in recovery. It’s been two months since Vecna’s earthquake tore through the town, and its residents are still reeling from the devastation. Nancy Wheeler has spent every waking minute on the hunt for Vecna, but he’s continued to elude her. How can she head to Emerson for college in the fall if Hawkins is still under the influence of the Upside Down?

“When fellow classmate Joey Taft starts acting shifty at graduation, Nancy is convinced Vecna’s found his newest victim. Joined by fellow amateur sleuth Robin Buckley, Nancy doesn’t waste any time questioning Joey. What the girls discover leads them down the path of a bigger story than The Hawkins Post could ever have assigned Nancy. Why are people around town suddenly getting sick? Why is there a strange man tailing Nancy as she investigates? And, most important, does this even have anything to do with the Upside Down?

“Together with Robin, Nancy embarks on a dangerous quest for the truth. The deeper the two dig, the further Nancy finds herself drawn into a web of intrigue that threatens to trap her in Hawkins … forever.”

More to come...

Stranger Things (2016) Poster Stranger Things Created by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer First TV Show Stranger Things Latest TV Show Stranger Things Upcoming TV Shows Stranger Things, Stranger Things Animated Series First Episode Air Date July 15, 2016 Cast Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Sadie Sink, Maya Hawke, Joe Keery, Jamie Campbell Bower

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