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Netflix Unveils Animated 'Stranger Things' Spinoff for 2026 as Season 5 Preview Drops

The streamer timed the reveals to Stranger Things Day, signaling a coordinated push into 2026.

Stranger Things: Tales From '85. (L to R) Ben Plessala as Will, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport as Max, Braxton Quinney as Dustin, Brooklyn Davey Norstedt as Eleven, Luca Diaz as Mike and Elisha Williams as Lucas in Stranger Things: Tales From '85. Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2025
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From left: Actress Millie Bobby Brown arrives at the premier of Netflix's "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on July 11, 2016 in Los Angeles, California; and Brown attending the Los Angeles Premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 at TCL Chinese Theatre on November 6, 2025 in Hollywood, California.
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Overview

  • Stranger Things: Tales From '85 is officially set for 2026, returning to Hawkins in the winter of 1985 between Seasons 2 and 3 with new monsters and a fresh mystery.
  • The animated series features a new voice cast, including Brooklyn Davey Norstedt (Eleven), Jolie Hoang-Rappaport (Max), Luca Diaz (Mike), EJ Williams (Lucas), Braxton Quinney (Dustin), Ben Plessala (Will) and Brett Gipson (Hopper), with Odessa A’zion, Janeane Garofalo and Lou Diamond Phillips in additional roles.
  • Eric Robles will serve as showrunner and executive producer, with Matt and Ross Duffer as executive producers alongside Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps and Dan Cohen; Flying Bark Productions is involved in the animation.
  • Netflix released a featurette and first-look images for Tales From '85 during Stranger Things Day, confirming the series window without a specific premiere date.
  • Netflix also published the first five minutes of Season 5 and reaffirmed the three-part rollout: four episodes on November 26, three on December 25 and the finale on December 31, with releases at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET.