Netflix has renewed the animated series “Stranger Things: Tales From ’85” for Season 2. The news comes just five days after the series premiered on April 23.
The events of the animated show take place between Seasons 2 and 3 of the live-action mothership series. The official logline states:
“In the winter of 1985, snow blankets the town and the horrors of the Upside Down are finally fading. Our heroes 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? Our heroes must race to solve this mystery and save Hawkins in this new story set in the ‘Stranger Things’ universe.”
None of the actors from the original “Stranger Things” reprise their roles in the “Tales from ’85.” The voice cast of the animated show includes Brooklyn Davey Norstedt, Luca Diaz, Braxton Quinney, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Elisha Williams, Ben Plessala, Brett Gipson, Jeremy Jordan, and Alessandra Antonelli. Odessa A’zion, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Janeane Garofalo also play voice roles.
Eric Robles and Jennifer Muro developed the series, with Robles serving as executive producer and showrunner. “Stranger Things” creators Matt and Ross Duffer executive producer via Upside Down Pictures along with Hilary Leavitt. Shawn Levy of 21 Laps also executive produces, as does Dan Cohen. Flying Bark is the animation studio.
“Tales from ’85” debuted at the number seven spot on the weekly Netflix top 10 English language TV chart for the week of April 20-26. It was viewed 13.8 million hours, which when divided by the show’s total runtime equates to 2.8 million views.
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