Netflix's Stranger Things wrapped its fifth and final season last December, but fans can now return to Hawkins to reunite with Eleven, Mike, Lucas, Dustin, Will, Max, Hopper, and the others for a new animated series set between the events of seasons 2 and 3.
Tales from '85 is now streaming on Netflix, and the first reviews have landed. Though quite a few critics seem to have enjoyed the show overall, even the more positive reviews do highlight some issues.
The animation receives high praise (Odessa A’zion's new character Nikki Baxter is also said to be a standout), but many reviews mention that Tales From '85 is cynical and uninspired, and several critics seem to feel that the show exists solely to extract as much content as possible from the franchise.
Even so, the series is currently sitting at 83% on Rotten Tomaties (this is only based on 6 reviews, however).
Producing alongside Robles are Matt and Ross Duffer, Hilary Leavitt via Upside Down Pictures, Shawn Levy via 21 Laps, and Dan Cohen.
The main show's cast will not return to voice their respective characters, with Brooklyn Davey Norstedt taking over as Eleven, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport as Max, Luca Diaz as Mike, Elisha “EJ” Williams as Lucas, Braxton Quinney as Dustin, Benjamin Plessala as Will, Brett Gipson as Hopper, Jeremy Jordan as Steve, as well as Janeane Garofalo and Lou Diamond Phillips.
Welcome back to Hawkins in the stark winter of 1985, where the original characters must fight new monsters and unravel a paranormal mystery terrorizing their town in Stranger Things: Tales From ’85, an epic new animated series.