Netflix Refuses to Let ‘Stranger Things’ Die
Netflix has renewed the animated spin-off Stranger Things: Tales From '85 for a second season, continuing the franchise's expansion despite mixed reactions. The show, set between the live-action series' second and third seasons, debuted at No. 7 on Netflix’s Top 10 and hints at deeper connections between its seasons. New episodes will follow the Hawkins Investigators Club as they face a fresh threat emerging from abandoned silver mines. The quick renewal suggests both seasons were likely produced together, with more content possibly on the horizon.
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Just when you thought Stranger Things was over, it keeps creeping back from the Upside Down. First there was the “Conformity Gate” kerfluffle after the series finale that ended up being an elaborate delusion among dissatisfied fans. Then there was the making-of documentary that lifted the lid on the show’s high-pressure last episode. Then, last week, we got Tales From ’85, the animated spin-off series set between Stranger Things‘ second and third seasons, that added little interest beyond nostalgia for itself, some fresh plot holes, and a pretty great…
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