April 28, 2026

Netflix announced today that Stranger Things: Tales From '85 has been renewed for Season 2. The news comes just five days after the animated series released its 10-episode freshman run, which debuted at #7 in the Netflix Global Top 10.

"Working on Season 1 has been an incredibly rewarding experience. Now that it's out in the world, seeing fans connect with these characters - whether they've loved them for years or are just meeting them for the first time - has been truly special. I'm excited to continue the journey," said showrunner, Eric Robles. "We're thrilled to return to the winter of '85 for season two. The Hawkins Investigators Club is back, and a new paranormal threat has emerged from the town's abandoned silver mines. I can't wait for fans to discover where this entity and the mysterious blue flower we last saw blooming in the Upside Down at the end of Season 1 take our young heroes."

The show is set in the winter of 1985, with the horrors of the Upside Down finally fading. 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? The friends must race to solve this mystery and save Hawkins in this untold story set in the Stranger Things universe.