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Stranger Things: Tales from '85

2026 · TV Series · TV-PG · ★ 7.7 · 58% critics

AnimationMysteryAction & AdventureScience FictionSupernatural

Winter returns to Hawkins in 1985, bringing back a familiar town filled with secrets. Beloved heroes face fresh mysteries as a new, strange kind of threat emerges.

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Streaming on Netflix.

5 hours to watch · 10 episodes.

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Details
Years
2026
Release date
2026-04-23
Network
Netflix
Language
English
Rated
TV-PG
Max quality
UHD
Critic score
58/100
TMDB rating
7.7/10 (77 votes)
About

If you want a winter-set return to a secret-filled small town with new strange threats and 1985 energy, you’ll likely enjoy it; Not for you if you prefer standalone plots without ongoing town mysteries.

Pros: nostalgic 1980s vibe; town-wide mystery; fresh weirdness | Cons: secrets feel dense; newcomers may need context

Themes

  • monster
  • small town
  • indiana, usa
  • experiment
  • supernatural
  • coming of age
  • parallel world
  • super power
  • group of friends
  • nostalgic
  • government conspiracy
  • teen drama
  • +4 more

Cast & crew

Episodes1 season · 10 episodes

Season 110 episodes
  • S1E1Chapter One: Welcome to Hawkins, New Kid31m
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  • S1E2Chapter Two: Bad Harvest33m
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  • S1E3Chapter Three: Evolution28m
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  • S1E4Chapter Four: The Confession29m
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  • S1E5Chapter Five: The Weekly Watcher29m
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  • S1E6Chapter Six: A Storm Is Coming31m
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  • S1E7Chapter Seven: Enter the Storm29m
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  • S1E8Chapter Eight: The Party29m
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  • S1E9Chapter Nine: The Suspect28m
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  • S1E10Chapter Ten: Countdown28m
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