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The new drama series, set in 1980 Montauk, Long Island, is
about a young boy who vanishes into thin air, Netflix said in a
statement.
Netflix, which produces the Emmy-winning political thriller
"House of Cards" and the comedy-drama "Orange Is the New Black,"
is trying to push further into original programing in an effort
to gain a larger audience.
Time Warner Inc's HBO will launch a standalone service over the
Internet this month, in time for the season premiere of "Game of
Thrones", in a bid to challenge Netflix and Amazon.com Inc.
Netflix's "House of Cards" made history in 2013 when it became
the first online series to win three Emmys and established
Netflix as a leader in original entertainment.
Netflix said "Montauk" will have eight one-hour long episodes
and will be written and directed by Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer.
The Duffer brothers recently directed their first feature film
"Hidden", about a family that takes refuge in a fallout shelter
to avoid a dangerous outbreak.
Netflix shares were up marginally at $413.80 in afternoon
trading on the Nasdaq.
(Reporting by Subrat Patnaik in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio
D'Souza)
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