Stranger Things Tales From 85 Season 2 Premieres September 17

Netflix has announced that the animated Stranger Things spinoff, "Stranger Things Tales from 85," will return for its second season on September 17, 2026, marking an unusually rapid turnaround for the franchise. The first season, which debuted on April 23, 2026, introduced an expanded universe set between the second and third seasons of the original live-action series, following the core group of Hawkins kids during the winter of 1985.

The new season picks up directly after the season one finale, in which the Hawkins Investigators Club defeated the Horde Queen and closed a gate to the Upside Down. However, peace is short-lived. As the gang begins preparing for Valentine's Day, mysterious ghostly apparitions and a swarm of "hate sprites" begin wreaking havoc across Hawkins. According to the series synopsis, strange flowers are also blooming throughout the town, containing a "supernatural secret embedded within the colourful petals." Showrunner Eric Robles revealed that characters Nikki and Max are planning to sell these seemingly harmless flowers, which ultimately exacerbates the problem.

"We think that the kids are going back to their normal lives, but we start to discover that...