Netflix Drops New Trailer for ‘Stranger Things: Tales from ’85’ Season 2

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Netflix has officially released the trailer and first-look images for the second season of Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 , pushing Hawkins back into supernatural peril just in time for the fall streaming season. The animated spin-off returns to the streamer on September 17, 2026, with an eight-episode order of half-hour installments.

Valentine’s Day Horror Comes to Hawkins

While Season 1 expanded the mid-80s lore of the franchise, the second chapter shifts the calendar toward February. According to the official logline, the upcoming season finds the gang navigating the backdrop of Valentine’s Day—only to have romance interrupted by ghostly apparitions and a destructive swarm of mysterious creatures descending on the town.

Key Cast and Creative Team

The animated series relies on a voice cast embodying the core group of characters alongside brand-new figures introduced to Hawkins:

  • Core Voice Cast: Brooklyn Davey Norstedt (Eleven), Jolie Hoang-Rappaport (Max), Luca Diaz (Mike), Elisha “EJ” Williams (Lucas), Braxton Quinney (Dustin), Ben Plessala (Will), and Brett Gipson (Hopper).

  • Additional Cast: Odessa A’zion (Nikki Baxter), Janeane Garofalo (Anna Baxter), Lou Diamond Phillips (Daniel Fischer), Alessandra Antonelli (Nancy Wheeler), Valeria Rodriguez (Rosario), and Jack Griffo (Jeff).

On the creative side, showrunner Eric Robles (Glitch Techs, Fanboy & Chum Chum) returns at the helm alongside co-executive producer Ian Graham. Franchise creators Matt and Ross Duffer executive produce via Upside Down Pictures, joined by Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen of 21 Laps, as well as Hilary Leavitt. The animation continues to be produced by Australia’s Flying Bark Productions.

All eight episodes of Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 Season 2 stream globally on Netflix starting September 17.

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