Overview
- Netflix marked Stranger Things Day by releasing a first-look featurette and images for Tales From ’85, confirming a 2026 launch.
- The original stars do not return to voice their roles, with Brooklyn Davey Norstedt (Eleven), Jolie Hoang-Rappaport (Max), Luca Diaz (Mike), EJ Williams (Lucas), Braxton Quinney (Dustin), Ben Plessala (Will), and Brett Gipson (Hopper) leading the new cast.
- Eric Robles serves as showrunner, Flying Bark Productions handles animation, and executive producers include Matt and Ross Duffer, Hilary Leavitt, Shawn Levy, and Dan Cohen.
- An official logline sets the story in Hawkins during a stark 1985 winter as the gang faces new monsters and a paranormal mystery, with first images teasing the group and a Demogorgon.
- The creators say the series aims for an ’80s Saturday-morning cartoon vibe, with the featurette highlighting the creative approach as the franchise continues beyond the live-action Season 5 finale at year’s end.