Netflix isn’t letting its Stranger Things characters disappear from Hawkins just yet.
The streamer has confirmed that the cast of Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 (2026) will return for a second season, bringing several familiar characters back for another animated adventure.
The original live-action series concluded with its fifth and final season last year. But although the main show has now ended, Netflix has continued expanding the franchise through animation, with Tales From ’85 becoming the first animated Stranger Things series earlier this year.
Watch the official trailer for Season 2 below:
Season 2 will once again feature the familiar characters from the live-action series, bringing back the same group of actors who voiced them in the first season.
The voice cast includes Brooklyn Davey Norstedt as Eleven, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport as Max Mayfield, Luca Diaz as Mike Wheeler, Braxton Quinney as Dustin Henderson, Elisha “EJ” Williams as Lucas Sinclair, Ben Plessala as Will Byers, Brett Gipson as Jim Hopper, Jeremy Jordan as Steve Harrington, Alessandra Antonelli as Nancy Wheeler, and Odessa A’zion as Nikki Baxter.
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The series is set during the winter of 1985, placing its events between seasons 2 and 3 of Stranger Things. That allows Eleven, Mike, Dustin, Lucas, Will, Max, Hopper, Steve, Nancy, and the rest of the gang to embark on stories that take place while the original live-action series was still unfolding.
The first season introduced the characters to a new animated setting while maintaining the supernatural tone of the Netflix hit. Season 2 will continue that story, with the first trailer teasing another strange threat in Hawkins.
Netflix has confirmed that the second season will premiere on September 17, 2026.
Season 1 of Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 is currently streaming on Netflix, alongside all five seasons of the original series.
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