Stranger Things: Tales from 85 – First Look Trailer
Netflix have released the official trailer and artwork for their upcoming series Stranger Things: Tales from 85 which launches on Netflix 23 April 2026. See the trailer below
The ten episode run is animated by Flying Bark led by Eric Robles (Glitch Techs) and executive produced by the Duffer Brothers, Matt and Ross Duffer, along with Hilary Leavitt via Upside Down Pictures; Shawn Levy via 21 Laps; Dan Cohen.
The synopsis reads
Return to Hawkins with Stranger Things: Tales From ’85, an exciting new animated series from showrunner Eric Robles and executive producers the Duffer Brothers. In the winter of 1985, snow blankets the town and the horrors of the Upside Down are finally fading. Our heroes Eleven, Mike, Will, Dustin, Lucas, and Max have settled back into a normal life of D&D, snowball fights, and quiet days. But beneath the ice, something terrifying has awakened. Could it be from the Upside Down? From the depths of Hawkins Lab? Or from somewhere else entirely? Our heroes must race to solve this mystery and save Hawkins in this new story set in the Stranger Things universe.
The cast includes Brooklyn Davey Norstedt as Eleven, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport as Max, Luca Diaz as Mike, Elisha “EJ” Williams as Lucas, Braxton Quinney as Dustin, Ben Plessala as Will, Brett Gipson as Hopper, Odessa A’zion as Nikki Baxer, Jeremy Jordan as Steve, Janeane Garofalo as Anna Baxter and Lou Diamond Phillips as Daniel Fischer. Additionally voice cast includes Robert Englund as Cosmo, Alysia Reiner as Karen Wheeler, Alessandra Antonelli and Nancy Wheeler, Valeria Rodriguez as Rosario and Jack Griffo as Jeff.