The Duffer Brothers

Matt and Ross Duffer
Matt Duffer on the left, with Ross Duffer on the right, both seated behind a table with name cards in front of them and looking to the viewer's left, with a San Diego Comic-Con BBanner in the background
Matt (left) and Ross (right) Duffer at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1984-02-15) February 15, 1984 (age 40)
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
EducationChapman University (BFA)
Occupations
  • Film and television writers
  • directors
  • producers
Years active2005–present
Known for
Spouse
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(m. 2015; sep. 2024)​
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Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer (born February 15, 1984), often credited as the Duffer Brothers, are both American film and television writers, directors, and producers. Best known as the creators, directors, and executive producers of the Netflix science fiction horror drama series Stranger Things, they also wrote and directed the 2015 psychological horror film Hidden and wrote and produced episodes for the Fox mystery-science fiction series Wayward Pines.

They established their own production company Upside Down Pictures, which is in an overall deal with Netflix.[1] They are identical twin brothers and have had a close relationship since childhood. They work on all their projects as a pair.[2]

  1. ^ Bergeson, Samantha (July 6, 2022). "Duffer Brothers Launch Upside Down Pictures, Set 'Stranger Things' Stage Play". IndieWire. Penske Media Corporation.
  2. ^ Nobil, Taryn (November 23, 2017). "Duffer Brothers on Stranger Things 2 and What Scares Them". Variety. Retrieved December 7, 2017.