Netflix’s Animated Spinoff Is Not Franchise’s Way Forward
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Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 debuts on Netflix on April 23. It’s only been four months since the epic series finale of Netflix’s Stranger Things, but the Hawkins heroes are “baaaaack” in animated form. Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 is the ...
Tales From ’85 arrives on Netflix on April 23, 2026. Check global release times, storyline details, cast, and what to expect from the animated Hawkins spin-off.
Tales from '85 transports us back to Hawkins as Netflix's sci-fi coming-of-age drama takes on a different medium and a brand-new story. Released months after Stranger Things bowed out with a divisive finale,
The score album from composer Brad Breeck will be released Thursday alongside the animated spin-off's Netflix premiere.
Tales From ’85 showrunner received a warning from the Duffer Brothers not to mess up the canon introduced by the original series.
"It's got the thrill of being young, being a kid, and going on these thrilling adventures. But then there's this essence of real danger," showrunner Eric Robles said.