Stranger Things ended on December 31, 2025, marking a climax in the series’ world. While the original show has ended, there’s still a lot to explore in the world of Hawkins with the spin-off series, Stranger Things: Tales from ’85.
When and where to watch Stranger Things: Stories from the ’85
Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 is set to premiere on OTT platform Netflix. The spin-off series will be available for streaming from April 23, 2026. The official confirmation was shared on the social media handles of the platform.
Sharing the update, the team wrote, “Hawkins’ mysteries don’t stop before this party. Watch Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 on April 23, only on Netflix.”
Here’s the official update:
Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 official teaser and plot
The story of Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 is set in the winter of 1985. The city is covered in snow and the horrors of the Upside Down are finally subsiding. The heroes, Eleven, Mike, Will, Dustin, Lucas and Max, are back to normal lives filled with D&D, snowball fights and quiet days.
But beneath the snow, something terrible has awakened. Can this happen in reverse? From the depths of Hawking Lab? Or from somewhere else entirely? The heroes must race to solve this mystery and save Hawkins in this untold story set in the Stranger Things universe.
The spin-off series is set between the second and third seasons of the original show, during the period when Eleven closes the Hawkins Lab gate.
Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 cast and crew
Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 stars Brooklyn, Davey Norstad, Luca Diaz, Benjamin Plesala, Elisha “EJ” Williams, Braxton Quinney, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, and Brett Gipson. Additionally, Marty Supreme fame Odessa Azion, along with Jeremy Jordan, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Janeane Garofalo, lend their voices to major characters in the show.
Developed by Eric Robles, the spin-off series is executive produced by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Eric Robles, Shawn Levy, and Dan Cohen. Additionally, Flying Bark Productions serves as the animation studio.
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