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A “Stranger Things” animated series is coming to Netflix. The streamer announced the greenlighted series order Monday, noting that the project is a new untitled animated series set within the Duffer Brothers' “Stranger Things” universe.

Taking place between Seasons 2 and 3 of "Stranger Things", "Tales from ’85" welcomes viewers back to Hawkins in the stark winter of 1985, where the original characters must fight new monsters and unravel a paranormal mystery that is terrorizing their town.


The cast includes:

Brooklyn Davey Norstedt as Eleven
Jolie Hoang-Rappaport as Max
Luca Diaz as Mike
Ej (Elisha) Williams as Lucas
Braxton Quinney as Dustin
Ben Plessala as Will
Brett Gipson as Hopper

Additional voice cast includes Odessa A’zion, Janeane Garofalo, and Lou Diamond Phillips


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Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 premieres April 23, only on Netflix

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"Stranger Things: Tales from '85" will Premiere Early in Theaters
by Derek Lawrence
March 17, 2026


"Stranger Things" is returning to the big screen.

After finding massive success in showing the pop culture phenomenon's series finale in theaters, Netflix has decided to give an early theatrical premiere to the upcoming animated spinoff, "Stranger Things: Tales from '85".

Executive produced by creators Matt and Ross Duffer, the first two episodes will be in select theaters for one day only, April 18, ahead of its April 23 launch on Netflix. At 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. local times, the show will be playing in 34 AMC theaters.

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Stranger Things Tales From '85 Review: A Fun Story With a Big Canon Problem (https://www.cbr.com/stranger-things-tales-from-85-review/)

The Stranger Things gang goes back to 1985 to solve a new mystery from the Upside Down, this time with Odessa A'zion joining the cast.

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Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 broadens the universe of the main show by introducing a whole host of new Upside Down-linked creatures to fight.

Stranger Things thrived on star power: Animated spinoff Tales from ’85 removes one of the core pillars of its appeal (https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/tv/features/stranger-things-tales-from-85-netflix-spinoff-b2962643.html)

In discarding the flagship show's core cast, Tales From '85 (https://screenrant.com/tag/stranger-things-animated-series/) removes one of the core pillars of its appeal.

Netflix renews Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 for Season 2 (https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/stranger-things-tales-from-85-renewed-season-2-netflix-1236732514/)

The pickup comes five days after the animated spinoff that takes place between Season 2 and 3 of Stranger Things dropped on Netflix.