“So it’s not a deep exploration of the Mind Flayer or anything like that,” he emphasized. “It’s very fresh and very new, but yes, it will answer some of the loose threads that are remaining.”
Although fans watched Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard), Will Byers (Noah Schnapp), Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo), Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink), Lucas Sinclair (Caleb McLaughlin), Steve Harrington (Joe Keery) and the rest of the Stranger Things cast character save the world for nearly a decade, don’t expect to see them in the new series.
“No common characters,” Matt confirmed. “We’re actually really excited, and it’s very exciting to work with a clean slate: completely new characters, new town, new world, new mythology.”
As for where he and Ross are in the writing process?