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Ross Duffer

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Ross Duffer at an event for Stranger Things (2016)
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Ross Duffer is known for Stranger Things (2016), Hidden (2015) and We All Fall Down (2005). He has been married to Leigh Janiak since 22 December 2015.
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    • Nominated for 8 Primetime Emmys
      • 7 wins & 29 nominations total

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    Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, and Gaten Matarazzo in Stranger Things (2016)
    Stranger Things
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Writer(creator, as The Duffer Brothers)
    Alexander Skarsgård, Andrea Riseborough, and Emily Alyn Lind in Hidden (2015)
    Hidden
    6.4
    • Writer(as The Duffer Brothers)
    • 2015
    We All Fall Down (2005)
    We All Fall Down
    6.3
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2005
    Wayward Pines (2015)
    Wayward Pines
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Writer

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    Writer



    • Stranger Things
      • created by, written by (creator, as The Duffer Brothers)
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025



    • Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, and Gaten Matarazzo in Stranger Things (2016)
      Stranger Things
      8.6
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by
      • teleplay by (creator, as The Duffer Brothers)
      • 2016–2022
    • Stranger Things 4: Trailer Drop Countdown (2022)
      Stranger Things 4: Trailer Drop Countdown
      8.8
      Video
      • created by (creator)
      • 2022
    • FilmToons Logic (2021)
      FilmToons Logic
      3.8
      TV Series
      • based on the characters created by (uncredited)
      • 2021
    • Alexander Skarsgård, Andrea Riseborough, and Emily Alyn Lind in Hidden (2015)
      Hidden
      6.4
      • Writer (as The Duffer Brothers)
      • 2015
    • The Grounded (2015)
      The Grounded
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2015
    • Wayward Pines (2015)
      Wayward Pines
      7.3
      TV Series
      • written for television by
      • written by
      • 2015
    • Vessel (2012)
      Vessel
      6.1
      Short
      • written by
      • 2012
    • Road to Moloch (2009)
      Road to Moloch
      6.2
      Short
      • screenplay
      • 2009
    • Eater (2007)
      Eater
      6.2
      Short
      • screenplay
      • 2007
    • We All Fall Down (2005)
      We All Fall Down
      6.3
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2005

    Producer



    • Stranger Things
      • executive producer (as The Duffer Brothers, showrunner)
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • The Boroughs
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • TV Series



    • Stranger Things: The First Shadow - Broadway
      9.0
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, and Gaten Matarazzo in Stranger Things (2016)
      Stranger Things
      8.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer (as The Duffer Brothers, showrunner)
      • 2016–2022
    • Wayward Pines (2015)
      Wayward Pines
      7.3
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer (as The Duffer Brothers)
      • 2015
    • Saturday Night at Norm's
      2.6
      Short
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Christopher Lohr in The Milkman (2008)
      The Milkman
      5.3
      Short
      • producer
      • 2008

    Director



    • Stranger Things
      • Director (as The Duffer Brothers)
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025



    • Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, and Gaten Matarazzo in Stranger Things (2016)
      Stranger Things
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director (as The Duffer Brothers)
      • 2016–2022
    • Alexander Skarsgård, Andrea Riseborough, and Emily Alyn Lind in Hidden (2015)
      Hidden
      6.4
      • Director (as The Duffer Brothers)
      • 2015
    • Eater (2007)
      Eater
      6.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2007
    • We All Fall Down (2005)
      We All Fall Down
      6.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2005

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    Videos5

    How Pennywise, Pinhead, and 'Carrie' Influenced "Stranger Things" Season 4
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    How Pennywise, Pinhead, and 'Carrie' Influenced "Stranger Things" Season 4
    "Stranger Things" Season 3 Trailer Breakdown
    Clip 2:35
    "Stranger Things" Season 3 Trailer Breakdown
    "Stranger Things" Season 3 Trailer Breakdown
    Clip 2:35
    "Stranger Things" Season 3 Trailer Breakdown
    What We Know About "Stranger Things" Season 3... So Far
    Clip 3:05
    What We Know About "Stranger Things" Season 3... So Far
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:44
    Official Trailer
    By the Numbers: "Stranger Things"
    Video 4:52
    By the Numbers: "Stranger Things"

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • The Duffer Brothers
    • Spouse
      • Leigh JaniakDecember 22, 2015 - present (filed for divorce)
    • Relatives
      • Matt Duffer(Sibling)

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      Twin brother of Matt Duffer.

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