Netflix has unveiled the first look at its upcoming animated spinoff, Stranger Things: Tales From ’85. The story takes place during the winter of 1985, between the second and third seasons of the original series. It will continue following familiar heroes — Mike, Eleven, Will, Hopper, and others — as they confront new horrors from the Upside Down.
The series is set to expand the Stranger Things universe, bridging events that connect earlier seasons with the show’s approaching finale. While the fifth and final season of the main story is still on the way, this spinoff opens more space for unresolved mysteries and deeper exploration of Hawkins’ dark secrets.
“There is plenty more room for mysteries to be unraveled in this upcoming sci-fi spinoff.”
As Netflix prepares for the premiere in 2026, audiences can expect both nostalgia and new terror in this animated chapter of Hawkins’ story.
The animated prequel Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 revisits Hawkins’ eerie winter with fresh creatures, bridging past and future episodes of the franchise’s expanding mythology.