Netflix’s Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 releases new character posters and voice cast announcements for the upcoming animated series.
The “Lost Season” Returns: Hawkins in the Winter of ’85
Helmed by showrunner and executive producer Eric Robles, the animated TV show continues new stories and lore set in the Stranger Things universe. With Flying Bark handling the series animation, executive producers on the project include Matt and Ross Duffer, Hilary Leavitt via Upside Down Pictures, Shawn Levy via 21 Laps, and Dan Cohen.
Series Synopsis:
“Return to Hawkins with Stranger Things: Tales From ’85, an exciting new animated series from showrunner Eric Robles and executive producers the Duffer Brothers.
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.”
The Voice of Hawkins: Meet the New Animated Cast
The voice cast includes:
Brooklyn Davey Norstedt as Eleven, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport as Max, Luca Diaz as Mike, Elisha “EJ” Williams as Lucas, Braxton Quinney as Dustin, Ben Plessala as Will, Brett Gipson as Hopper, and Jeremy Jordan as Steve. Additional voice cast includes Odessa A’zion, Janeane Garofalo, and Lou Diamond Phillips.
A New Perspective: Introducing Odessa A’zion as Nikki Baxter
Showrunner Eric Robles on introducing Nikki Baxter to the world of Stranger Things as told to TUDUM:
“Nikki is the audience’s eyes,” Robles explains. “She comes into this world completely new. She’s got her own issues that she’s been dealing with, and it’s these kids who step into her world in a sense.” So when the chaos starts to unfold, “she’s got to figure things out with the kids because there’s no way that she could just walk away [from what she’s seen] and pretend like it never happened.”
Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 is set to premiere April 23rd, 2026 on Netflix.
You can learn more about Nikki Baxterand the new Stranger Things animated serieson Netflix’s Tudum.
Note: The information above was sourced from a press release.
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