The Stranger Things animated series, titled Stranger Things: Tales From '85, will hit Netflix sometime in 2026. The animated show, which was produced by Stranger Things showrunner Eric Robles and co-creators Duffer Brothers, was first announced in 2023 before getting a first look in November 2025.

The first Stranger Things spinoff, Tales from ‘85, is fast approaching. From the cast to early plot details, here’s everything we know.

Stranger Things season 6 won’t happen, with creators confirming Season 5 as the end while new animated series Tales from ’85 launches on Netflix in 2026.

Stranger Things upcoming spinoffs will expand the franchise after the main series ended in December 2025. Netflix is developing an animated series titled Tales From 85 and a separate live-action project.

Everything we know about the future of the Stranger Things franchise, including a forthcoming animated spinoff.

The Stranger Things Universe (“Strangerverse?” creator Ross Duffer pondered as an alternative) isn’t a stranger to relative offshoots of the main story. In 2025, a West End and Broadway play titled Stranger Things: The First Shadow delves into what happened in Hawkins decades before the Upside Down became a prominent place in the Indiana town.

Netflix has confirmed that a spin-off called Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 is coming in 2026, with an exact date due to be revealed later this year. It’s an animated series made by the same creators, Eric Robles and the Duffer Brothers, set in the winter of 1985.

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