Theres no denying the enormous popularity that Stranger Things has developed over the shows past two seasons. However, there is not a bit of controversy surrounding the popular Netflix series. The creator of the series, Matt and Ross Duffer are being sued for allegedly stealing the idea for their hit Netflix series.
Charlie Kessler is suing the Duffer brothers for breach of implied contract, claiming he pitched them his concept for a sci-fi story set near an abandoned military base during a party at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival. Kessler went on to says that Stranger Things is based on his short film Montauk and a feature film script titled The Montauk Project. Kessler’s attorney Michael Kernan argues that the 2014 party pitch created an implied-in-fact contract pursuant to well-established industry norms.
“After the massive success of Stranger Things … Defendants have made huge sums of money by producing the series based on Plaintiff’s Concepts,”
Kessler is seeking an injunction ordering the Duffers to stop using his concepts and to destroy all materials based on those concepts, as well as restitution, lost profits and punitive damages.
Netflix declined to comment on the complaint on the lawsuit to the creators on what is considered the networks biggest show.
