The animated “Stranger Things” spinoff was just released last week.

Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85 scores quick season 2 renewal, will return sooner than expected

The animated "Stranger Things" spinoff was just released last week.

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April 28, 2026 6:53 p.m. ET

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Luca Diaz as Mike and Brett Gipson as Hopper on 'Stranger Things: Tales From '85'. Credit:

- *Stranger Things: Tales From '85* has been renewed for a second season.

- The spinoff series will return this fall to Netflix.

- New actors voice the beloved *Stranger Things* characters.

Don't worry, *Stranger Things* fans, when it comes to more of the new animated spinoff, you won't have to deal with the extended wait times that you've become accustomed to.

Just days after premiering on Netflix, *Stranger Things: Tales From '85* has scored a second season renewal. In even better news, the series' sophomore installment will debut this fall.

“We’re thrilled to return to the winter of ’85 for season two," showrunner Eric Robles said in a statement. "The Hawkins Investigators Club is back, and a new paranormal threat has emerged from the town’s abandoned silver mines. I can’t wait for fans to discover where this entity and the mysterious blue flower we last saw blooming in the Upside Down at the end of Season 1 take our young heroes.”

Watch a teaser for the season 2 announcement below.

Executive produced by *Stranger Things* creators Matt and Ross Duffer, *Tales* premiered early in theaters before dropping on Netflix. The continuation is set between season 2 and 3 of the OG series, and the beloved crew of Mike, Eleven, and company remain front and center but are voiced by new actors. Janeane Garofalo, Lou Diamond Phillips, Odessa A'zion, and horror icon Robert Englund were among the notable additions to the universe.

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Here's the official logline for* Tales*: "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."

"It's got its bite to it," Robles previously teased to EW of his series. "The stakes are real for the kids. It's not Scooby-Doo, man. It's not like, 'Oh, well, it'll be fine.' We don't know if it'll be fine."

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