‘Stranger Things’ Animated Show ‘Tales From ’85’ Is Coming

Each year, the Annecy International Animation Film Festival gives a preview of what will undoubtedly become the most acclaimed and popular animated titles in the year to come. Last year, the festival premiered Flow, which would go on to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature FIlm, along with another future Oscar nominee, Memoir of a Snail. They also featured a variety of what would become big Netflix titles, such as The Imaginary, Blue Eye Samurai, Pokémon Concierge, and Twilight of the Gods. This year, Netflix is returning to Annecy with a bold, genre-spanning line-up of films, series, and special events, including what may be the crown jewel of them all, an animated series from the Stranger Things universe, created by the Duffer brothers themselves.

The animated series was announced two years ago but now has the official title of Stranger Things: Tales From ’85, and a release date of, well, “coming soon.” Considering that everything else Netflix is teasing and screening at Annecy will be released this year, it’s safe to say that the show will begin streaming on Netflix near the end of 2025. Matt and Ross Duffer are executive producing the series alongside Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen via 21 Laps. Based on the title, it’s possible that the animated series will be an episodic anthology of sorts, focusing on different characters and adventures in the town of Hawkins.

Eric Robles’ Flying Bark Productions has been working on the animation; their previous titles include Rise of the Mutant Teenage Turtles (and the movie), Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Glitch Techs, and What If…? The Duffers previously said of Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 and Eric Robles:

Robles will be presenting a world-exclusive first look at Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 on June 11 at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival when the “Next on Netflix Animation” panel returns to Théâtre Bonlieu. Watch this space for more information.

Netflix Animation Continues to Grow in Quality in Quantity

Netflix Animation’s slate at Annecy 2025 will also include a peek at the big family tentpole film, In Your Dreams; the Alex Woo film features the voices of Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Elias Janssen, Craig Robinson, Simu Liu, and the wonderful Cristin Milioti. The great Genndy Tartakovsky (Dexter’s Lab, Primeval, Samurai Jack) returns with the world premiere of his animated comedy Fixed, taking place at Annecy on Wednesday, June 11.

The Netflix titles Asterix and the Big Fight (or Astérix & Obélix: Le Combat des Chefs) and Devil May Cry will compete in Annecy’s Official TV Films Competition; the former is an adaptation of the French comic book series’ seventh publication of the same name from 60 years ago, and the latter is Netflix’s hit video game adaptation. Along with all that, the creator of BoJack Horseman, Raphael Bob-Waksberg, is hosting an animation masterclass and will discuss his new Netflix series, Long Story Short, and Netflix will tease its series, Splinter Cell: Deathwatch.

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This follows a standout year for Netflix Animation, with the Oscar-nominated Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl winning two BAFTAs, Arcane earning seven Annie Awards, and Orion and the Dark earning Children and Family Emmys for Best Special Production and Best Writing. And don’t get us started on all the great anime. So watch this space and stay tuned for updates about Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 and so much more.