Netflix has finally released a new trailer for the upcoming animated ‘Stranger Things’ spinoff, releasing on April 23. ‘Stranger Things: Tales From ’85’ is the animated series that takes place between “Stranger Things” Seasons 2 and 3.
The show has been developed by the Duffer brothers and is meant to be like a Saturday morning cartoon from the 1980s.
Here is the synopsis
“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 untold story set in the ‘Stranger Things’ universe.”
The official trailer
Reactions
Right now, the reactions are mixed. Many people are still upset with the ending of the show, and while more ‘Stranger Things’ is nice, some are excited, and some are not interested.
These are some of the highest upvoted comments on the trailer,
“There was already too many plot-holes, they are gonna bring more with this”- @rahulgrover9687
“Seeing el get to experience childhood means everything to me” -@ObeyBunz
“i do not know how i feel about this.” – @nxheart_xoxo
“Here comes the quantity over quality” – @levithegreat2072
X has thoughts as well,
The voices are all over the place,creatures existing here that have never been mentioned afterwards and I imagine a plot that won’t bring anything new to the table as everything carries on as normal afterwards. pic.twitter.com/yE8KzQyXOT
— Tootywise The Dancing Doggo (@R3TRO8OY) February 2, 2026
Animated duo 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/2VaKNgjVRM
— Candee 🇦🇷🎱 (@lovelykeery) February 2, 2026
“Something from the Upside Down must’ve survived…”
Yeah — Netflix’s obsession with milking one successful IP till the nostalgia dries up.
Fans asked for Season 5, closure, and quality storytelling — not a spin-off that screams content pipeline.
Don’t get me wrong, we’ll watch…— ERROR! (@NitinSingh3224) February 2, 2026
how do you expect anyone to watch this knowing it all ends with el either k!lling herself or somewhere isolated? pic.twitter.com/0CCVAc6Koa
— jessica ˚୨୧⋆ (@billiesfairy) February 2, 2026
You got me back in no doubt but I gotta ask why you chose to make the monsters of the season look like this. Cause its all I’m seeing 🤣 pic.twitter.com/Lic2VlSQHJ
— ScatterBrainUK🤯🧠🍕🎮🐲🏳️🌈 (@ScatterBrainUK) February 2, 2026
wow this looks amazing pic.twitter.com/MGEeqGMyBQ
— henrydanger0609 (@JulianSammut3) February 2, 2026
“From the creators of stranger things” that’s the problem
— Ryan (@ryanranime) February 2, 2026
All these bond& effort for storytelling adventure should’ve put this into the last season like the ACTUAL SHOW! WTF. Even those zombie pumpkin demo should be there esp how apocalyptic s4 ended. Wtf. So its so clear now, they butchered that last of the ACTUAL SHOW for Spin offS!!! pic.twitter.com/AxHYclqDGC
— Clsttttyyyy (@clsthyyyy) February 2, 2026
We will see how this show does, but I think a lot of people moved on.
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