Netflix has officially revealed the first teaser for the upcoming animated installment, Stranger Things: Tales from ’85, along with its voice cast. The animated spin-off looks forward to expanding the supernatural world that first appeared in 2016. The announcement arrived on November 6, known as Stranger Things Day.Fans will immediately connect with the significance of the day Will Byers vanished in Hawkins, Indiana, back in 1983. Along with the teaser, we also get a glimpse at new images and a behind-the-scenes featurette, pulling the curtains off of the show’s look and vibe.Showrunners Matt and Ross Duffer take us back to Hawkins during the icy winter of 1985, setting the upcoming series between the events of Seasons 2 and 3 of the original series. Beloved characters from the original series remain, but they confront new monsters and newer challenges.But the featurette also hints at how the series will explore characters in a situation where,"nothing is quite how they thought it was."First teaser for Stranger Things: Tales From ’85, the animated spin-off, is revealed The Duffers commented on the conception of Tales from ’85. They revealed that animation was one of the first ideas that struck them on the universe’s expansion. Matt explained in the freshly dropped featurette,“The idea was to evoke the feeling of an ’80s cartoon.”Ross added that the medium allowed them to explore stories,“without limits.”They also commented on how showrunner and executive producer Eric, along with his team, has gone wild this time. This statement puts the bar on excitement very high, hinting at extraordinary creative output with Tales from '85.The animation of Tales from ’85 is handled by Flying Bark Productions, which has crafted a unique mark for itself with kinetic and vibrant animation styles. The first teaser of Tales from ’85 clearly reflects this energy. Eric Robles, the showrunner and executive producer, mentioned how with Tales of 85, they have tried to capture the quintessential magical world of Hawkins in a fresh way. He said,“What we have been able to capture is the magic of Hawkins in a new way”Cast of Tales from ’85The voice cast of Tales from ’85 introduces a fresh lineup of actors who bring beloved Stranger Things characters to animated life. In this 2026 animated rendition, Brett Gipson will voice Jim Hopper, Brooklyn Davey Norstedt steps in as Eleven, Luca Diaz as Mike Wheeler, Ben Plessala as Will Byers, Elisha “EJ” Williams as Lucas Sinclair, Braxton Quinney as Dustin Henderson, and Jolie Hoang-Rappaport as Max Mayfield.The cast also features Odessa A’zion, Janeane Garofalo, and Lou Diamond Phillips in yet-to-be-revealed roles. Fans would not catch any of the original live-action cast members as voice actors in this Netflix animated entry.The new logline for the upcoming series reads,"Welcome back to Hawkins in the stark winter of 1985, where the original characters must fight new monsters and unravel a paranormal mystery terrorizing their town in Stranger Things: Tales From ’85, an epic new animated series.”The series is scheduled for release in 2026.