The original Stranger Things series ended on December 31, 2025, after five seasons and nearly a decade of terrifying adventures in Hawkins. But Netflix was never going to let one of its biggest franchises simply fade into the Upside Down.
Less than four months after the finale, the universe is expanding again with an animated spinoff called Stranger Things: Tales from ’85. The whole core gang is back, there’s a bold new character joining the mix, and a new monster lurking under the snow. So, here’s everything you need to know before the animated Stranger Things show arrives.
What is Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 about?
The series picks up in the winter of 1985 in Hawkins, Indiana. After the chaos of Season 2, things are supposed to be relatively calm for Eleven, Mike, Will, Dustin, Lucas, and Max. The gate to the Upside Down
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