Netflix Renews Stranger Things Tales from 85 for Season 2

Netflix has renewed its animated spinoff series Stranger Things Tales from 85 for a second season, just days after the first season premiered on April 23. The new episodes are slated to arrive this fall, continuing adventures in the winter of 1985 in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana.

The series, set between the second and third seasons of the original Stranger Things, follows young versions of familiar characters including Eleven, Mike, Will, Dustin, Lucas and Max as they form the Hawkins Investigators Club to confront paranormal threats. It features a new voice cast, with Brooklyn Davey Norstedt as Eleven, Luca Diaz as Mike, Benjamin Plessala as Will, Braxton Quinney as Dustin, Elisha "EJ" Williams as Lucas, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport as Max and Odessa Azion as newcomer Nikki. Showrunner Eric Robles and executive producers Matt and Ross Duffer oversee the project.

Season 1 debuted at number 7 on Netflix's Global Top 10 list, accumulating 2.8 million views in its first few days and ranking among the streamer's top 15 animated series debuts of all time. The renewal announcement highlighted this performance, noting it coincided with the original Stranger Things seasons reaching...