Season 1
🎬 10 Episodes 📅 2026 ⏱ 28 min
In the winter of 1985, Hawkins looks as if it has finally found a little calm after the events of Stranger Things, but calm never lasts long in this town. Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 brings Eleven, Mike, Dustin, Lucas, Will, and Max back into a new animated adventure filled with walkie-talkies, Dungeons & Dragons energy, uneasy friendships, and something strange moving beneath ordinary life. The series does not try to replace the original show. It works as a lighter, faster side chapter, returning to the same world with a Saturday-morning animation spirit and a new paranormal mystery for viewers who want more Hawkins without the full weight of the main seasons.
📊 Season Stats
10
Episodes
2026
Year
28
min / ep
4.7
Watch Hours
1/2
Season No.
⭐ 7.4
Best Episode
Ep. 4 · Chapter Four: The Conf…
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🎬 Episodes 10 episodes
1
⭐ 7.0
Chapter One: Welcome to Hawkins, New Kid
A surprising new threat alters the gang's plans to shovel snow for extra cash, bringing them face to face with danger and closer to a cool new student.
🎬 Eric Robles ✍️ Jennifer Muro
2
⭐ 6.5
Chapter Two: Bad Harvest
Nikki joins the party — and the newly formed Hawkins Investigators Club. Strange things take root at a nearby farm and shake up the Winter Festival.
🎬 JJ Conway ✍️ Eric Robles
3
⭐ 6.2
Chapter Three: Evolution
The kids look for answers about the mutant creatures plaguing their town and get a helpful lesson from Mrs. Baxter, their substitute science teacher.
🎬 JJ Conway ✍️ Jennifer Muro
4
⭐ 7.4
Chapter Four: The Confession
A worried Mike decides to come clean to Hopper, and Dustin drags Steve into the H.I.C. Nikki welcomes Will to the mosh pit. Lucas and Max hit the arcade.
🎬 JJ Conway ✍️ Dan Milano
5
⭐ 6.2
Chapter Five: The Weekly Watcher
When a photo that could put El in danger gets sold to a popular tabloid, the kids pull Nancy into a heist to get it back. If they can't? It's game over.
🎬 Ben Choi ✍️ Joshua Pruett
6
⭐ 5.8
Chapter Six: A Storm Is Coming
As a blizzard bears down on Hawkins, Dustin goes on a side quest, and Max and Lucas hear a cry for help. A bold move lands some of the gang in detention.
🎬 Ashe Jacobson ✍️ Ray Utarnachitt
7
⭐ 6.1
Chapter Seven: Enter the Storm
Lucas and Max seek higher ground to call in a Code Red. Across town, Will, Mike and Nikki are snowed in at school — and El can see they're not alone.
🎬 Philip J. Allora ✍️ Dan Milano
8
⭐ 6.1
Chapter Eight: The Party
Dustin finds danger at the Food Mart when two terrifying creatures break in. The gang gears up to go underground just in time for Nikki's birthday.
🎬 Ben Choi ✍️ Ray Utarnachitt
9
⭐ 5.9
Chapter Nine: The Suspect
In the wake of a shocking revelation, the H.I.C. digs in to investigate, splitting up into teams to search for more clues and uncover the truth.
🎬 Ashe Jacobson ✍️ Alexis Quasarano
10
⭐ 5.7
Chapter Ten: Countdown
With time running out, the party pulls together for a brave battle to stay alive. Friends have to help friends — because Hawkins' future depends on it.
🎬 Philip J. Allora ✍️ Ryan Little