A brand new animated collection within the Stranger Things universe is streaming on Netflix from right this moment (23 April 2026). Tales From ’85 characteristic characters from the unique in a brand new battle towards the Upside Down.
Stranger Things is considered one of Netflix’s most-watched originals, reaching record-breaking international viewership by mixing supernatural horror, science fiction, and Nineteen Eighties nostalgia.
“It’s got the thrill of being young, being a kid, and going on these thrilling adventures,” showrunner and government producer Eric Robles advised Tudum, Netflix’s companion website. “But then there’s this essence of actual hazard, actual stakes.
“This is one of the rarest opportunities that we’re ever going to get to be with the main characters. We get to go back in time and really just hang out with these kids.”
Set throughout the winter in Hawkins, Tales From ’85 follows the unique group as they face new threats and examine a mystical thriller affecting the city. A brand new character, Nikki Baxter, joins the story. She is voiced by Odessa A’zion (Marty Supreme, I Love LA).
Tales From ’85 solid and crew
- Brooklyn Davey Norstedt as Eleven
- Jolie Hoang-Rappaport (In Your Dreams) as Max
- Luca Diaz as Mike
- Elisha “EJ” Williams as Lucas
- Braxton Quinney as Dustin
- Benjamin Plessala as Will
- Brett Gipson as Hopper
- Odessa A’zion as Nikki Baxter
- Jeremy Jordan as Steve
- Janeane Garofalo as Anna Baxter
- Lou Diamond Phillips as Daniel Fischer
- Robert Englund (Victor Creel in Stranger Things) as Cosmo
- Alysia Reiner (Orange Is the New Black, The Diplomat) as Karen Wheeler
- Alessandra Antonelli as Nancy Wheeler
- Valeria Rodriguez as Rosario
- Jack Griffo (The Thundermans franchise, Alexa & Katie) as Jeff
Matt and Ross Duffer, the creators of Stranger Things, function government producers by means of their manufacturing firm Upside Down Pictures alongside Hilary Leavitt, with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen additionally government producing by way of 21 Laps.
The concept for the collection got here to the Duffers once they have been brainstorming different ideas throughout the world of Hawkins.
Ross Duffer says: “When we started talking about was there anything else we wanted to do with Stranger Things, this was one of our first ideas.”