- Country Canada
- Original language English
- Genres Science-Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery
- Runtime 45 minutes
- Total runtime 73 hours 30 minutes
- Status Ended
- Network SYFY
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Showrunner
Sam Ernst
Jim Dunn
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Last update
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Video : Haven
When shrewd and confident FBI Special Agent Audrey Parker arrives in the small town of Haven she soon finds herself caught up with the return of The Troubles, a plague of supernatural afflictions that occurred in the town at least once before. If that was not enough to draw her in, she also finds a link that may lead her to the mother she has never known.
Season 2 of Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 premieres in 14 days, on September 17, 2026, and Netflix is preparing to send fans back to Hawkins at one of the town’s most dangerous moments yet: the stark winter of 1985. This animated science-fiction horror drama returns with the promise of new monsters, a paranormal mystery terrorizing the town and a familiar group of characters forced once again to confront the impossible. If you’ve been waiting for the next Stranger Things-adjacent fix, this is the week to get the series back on your radar and add it to your BetaSeries account before the premiere rush begins.
The essential thing to remember before Season 2 is simple: Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 is not trying to replace the main Stranger Things experience, but to expand the atmosphere that made Hawkins such a compelling place to visit. Season 1 introduced an animated version of the beloved world, keeping the emotional stakes of friendship, fear and growing up under supernatural pressure, while using the freedom of animation to push creatures, nightmares and paranormal set pieces in bold directions. For lapsed viewers, the key is not to memorize every detail, but to remember the core tension: Hawkins is never just a small American town. Beneath its school hallways, snowy streets and family homes, something monstrous is always trying to break through.
Season 2’s new direction looks especially exciting because of its winter setting. The phrase “stark winter of 1985” immediately suggests a tonal shift: colder visuals, quieter dread and the kind of isolation that can make horror feel more intimate. Hawkins has always been frightening when darkness falls, but snow and silence can make the unknown feel even closer. Expect the new season to lean into that contrast between cozy 1980s nostalgia and creeping supernatural terror. The best Stranger Things stories understand that a bike ride, an arcade conversation or a late-night phone call can sit right beside a monster attack without losing emotional weight. Tales From ’85 has the chance to use animation to heighten that balance even further.
