Tales from ’85, revealing a wide range of terrifying new monsters. Set between seasons 1 and 2, Tales from ’85 is an animated Stranger Things adventure that’s apparently cracked the spinoff code. According to showrunner Eric Robles,

The first trailer for Netflix's Stranger Things: Tales From '85 has arrived. Here's where the animated spin-off show sits on the Stranger Things timeline.

Netflix has unveiled the first poster for a Stranger Things spin-off ahead of its upcoming premiere. The newly released image offers an early look at the animated series as it prepares to expand the Stranger Things universe with a new story set in Hawkins.

Set between the events of seasons 2 and 3 of the Netflix show, Tales from ‘85 premieres on April 23, and it will use the style of a Saturday morning cartoon to offer the same mix of nostalgic fun and horror as the core series.

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