Wednesday was day three of Netflix’s Geeked Week, the weeklong celebration of all things genre on Netflix, and the event livestream was chock full of “Stranger Things” announcements. Among them was the reveal that Robin, the character played by Maya Hawke in season three of the Netflix series, would be getting a prequel novel and scripted podcast.
“Stranger Things: Rebel Robin” will be an all-new “Stranger Things” prequel novel that tells the backstory of the popular character Robin. The book will be released on June 29 and explores an unexplored monster in the town of Hawkins: High School.
It’s the beginning of sophomore year, and Robin’s Odd Squad friends have decided: this time, they’re going to fit in. They couple up, they won’t stop talking about college and their future careers, and they’re obsessed with trying to act “normal.” Robin knows that game well–she’s been pretending for years, hoping nobody would notice the sarcastic polyglot French horn player with a bad perm in the back of the room. But there’s one aspect of her identity that she knows for sure doesn’t fit in with her carefully controlled image–something she’s only just now realizing: Robin likes girls.
How exactly is she supposed to be her true self in teeny-tiny Hawkins, Indiana? Robin is convinced the only way she can experience real life is by fleeing to Europe for the summer–aka Operation Croissant. But she has no money, no permission, and no one to share the adventure with–and it will take a heck of a lot more than that to escape Hawkins in one piece.
Sprinkled with references to your favorite Stranger Things characters, this prequel chronicles one girl’s realization that the only person she really needs to be accepted by is herself.
“Stranger Things: Rebel Robin” is available for pre-order now through Amazon, or wherever you buy books.
The prequel novel will also have a companion podcast, the first-ever “Stranger Things” fiction podcast. The six-part podcast titled “Rebel Robin: Surviving Hawkins,” will star Maya Hawke and Sean Maher and premiere on June 29, 2021 wherever you listen to podcasts.
Check out the teaser for the new podcast and book shared during Geeked Week below:
Good news dinguses! Scoops Ahoy Employee of the Year Robin Buckley gets an all-new @stranger_things Prequel Podcast series and book on June 29. #GeekedWeek pic.twitter.com/Dla8zYtssb
— Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) June 9, 2021
