Overview
- Matt and Ross Duffer told CBR that The Talisman is no longer at Netflix and they are no longer involved.
- The aborted Netflix take had the Duffers and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin attached as executive producers, with Curtis Gwinn set as showrunner.
- The project becomes the latest in a long line of failed screen tries dating back to Spielberg securing rights in the 1980s.
- Coverage notes the Duffers are shifting away from their Netflix pact toward a new deal at Paramount, with an April 2026 Netflix exit reported.
- Stephen King has indicated he is writing a third Jack Sawyer novel, even as screen plans for The Talisman remain uncertain.