Country United States
Original language English
Genres Science-Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Drama, Adventure, Suspense, Thriller, Mystery
Runtime 65 minutes
Total runtime 45 hours 30 minutes
Status Ended
Network Netflix
Showrunner Ross Duffer
Matt Duffer
IMDb rating 8.6/10 (1.7M votes)
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Stranger Things

2016 171K members 5 seasons42 episodes

November 1983, in the town of Hawkins, Indiana, Will, Mike, Dustin and Lucas discover a young girl lost in the forest, Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown). This mysterious child seems to have unsuspected powers. A test subject for science, Eleven has a special connection to the Upside Down, a hidden world of violent creatures that seems to invade reality. As Eleven tries to become a normal child, she is confronted with the reality of love and friendship, things she did not know when she was surrounded by scientists.

The Upside Down is a universe that tries more and more to invade the real world. The four friends, aided by Eleven, face the various threats that are awakening. Eleven's past and the scientific plots will gradually weigh on the four friends. They are helped by their family, including Will's mother, Joyce (Winona Ryder), and the town's sheriff, Hopper (David Harbour). Hopper (David Harbour), who is initially reluctant to get involved with Eleven's story, befriends the group and becomes a strong ally. Other children met throughout the seasons will also join the group who will share together the great secret around the existence of this terrifying world. They know that there is a huge threat to the city, if not the world. Hawkins is in more and more danger and the Upside Down is gaining power.

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Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 Season 2 Premieres September 17: Why Hawkins’ Animated Winter Mystery Should Be on Your Watchlist

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.

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Comments (12)

Incroyable !

llegit

9 septembre 2022

10/10 can’t wait for season 4 vol 2

Simpu

22 juin 2022

It’s an amazing season, but I’m just not the biggest fan of Vecna, since he doesn’t really come off that threatening. however what he does definitely is threatening and the character development this season was great too.

Dylan_Jack_Movies

17 juin 2022

In my opinion, this is the best season. If I could I’d give it more than 5/5. It’s amazing from the Sci-Fi aspects to the Drama with the main characters and I just never found myself bored. The Russian base was a little bad but I still enjoyed it.

Dylan_Jack_Movies

17 juin 2022

A super underrated season, Steve Harrington is at his prime here and so is Hopper, two of the best characters. The shots of the Mind Flayer in the sky are outstanding.

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