A lawsuit alleging the Duffer Brothers stole the concept for Stranger Things is dropped. 1 / 8
Filmmaker Charlie Kessler first claimed the brothers plagiarized his work last year. 2 / 8
He alleged they’d plagiarized his short film Montauk after he pitched ideas to them. 3 / 8
Emails surfaced that seemed to prove the brothers planned Stranger Things well before meeting Kessler. 4 / 8
Nevertheless, a judge decided that the case should go to trial. 5 / 8
However, Kessler did a last-minute about-turn and dropped his lawsuit. 6 / 8
Stranger Things distributor Netflix states they are happy to put the “baseless lawsuit” behind them. 7 / 8
Season 3 of the hit show is set to premiere in early July. 8 / 8