Stranger Things executive producer Curtis Gwynne has found his right attitude. The screenwriter has signed a multi-year overall deal with Sony Pictures Television, which will see him write and produce scripts for the studio.
The news was announced by Sony on Thursday. Andrew Plotkin, vice president of drama development at Sony Pictures Television, said Gwynne is “a valuable addition to the SPT family… His work on Stranger Things brings a deep background in genre work combined with compelling characters, which is the perfect complement to Sony’s approach to storytelling. We couldn’t be more excited to work with Curtis.”
Gwynne worked on Stranger Things for the past four seasons, including the recent fifth and final season, which was a ratings smash for Netflix (in November, it broke its own record with the highest weekly viewership total ever for a streaming original). His other credits include Netflix’s critically acclaimed “Narcos,” which he wrote and produced. He also starred in HBO’s “The Leftovers” and AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” which was at one point the biggest TV show of the 2010s.
“I’m thrilled to be joining Sony. I’ve spent my career crafting stories that combine spectacle and heart, and[Sony Pictures Television Studios President]Katherine Pope,[Sony Pictures Television Creative Heads]Lauren Stein, Andrew Plotkin and their teams are the ideal partners to continue taking that forward,” Gwin says. “There is a strong appetite for ambitious work here, both original and adapted, and scope is important to me. I appreciate the trust and am looking forward to getting to work.”
