Just as Hawkins begins to feel like it’s finally returning to normal, the darkness refuses to stay buried. The official trailer for Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 dropped today, giving fans a deeper look at the looming threat teased earlier. Set against the frozen backdrop of winter 1985, the new footage blends nostalgic moments, Dungeons & Dragons games, snowball fights, and everyday life, with an unsettling reminder that the Upside Down is never truly gone. As Dustin ominously warns, “Something from the Upside Down must have survived last year,” it becomes clear that Eleven and the gang are once again headed into danger they thought they’d already escaped. The series arrives on Netflix on April 23, 2026.

STRANGER THINGS: TALES FROM ‘85

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.

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