New Stranger Things show to premiere first in theaters

Stranger Things Sign in to your Polygon.com account Stranger Things may have aired its series finale to kick off 2026, but the franchise isn't done yet. An animated spinoff series is set to premiere in April, and you'll have the chance to see it early in theaters before its debut on Netflix. The first two episodes of Stranger Things: Tales from '85 are receiving a theatrical release on Saturday, April 18. 34 theaters across the United States will show them, and tickets go on sale Wednesday at 11 a.m. EDT. Head to AMC to see the list of participating theaters and to snag your tickets. Stranger Things: Tales from '85 takes place between seasons 2 and 3 of the show and follows the cast of characters that you were first introduced to (checks notes) damn near a decade ago. Eleven, Mike, Lucas, Max, Hopper, and the rest return, though they won't be voiced by their live-action counterparts. Marty Supreme's Odessa A'zion joins the cast as a new character, Nikki Baxter. "Nikki provides a fresh new perspective on the status quo, shaking up dynamics and points-of-view. And perhaps even more importantly, she brings us — and the rest of the Stranger Things crew — an exciting, fresh roster of danger and monsters unlike anything our kids have ever faced before," showrunner Eric Robles told Collider. Tales from '85 is set during the winter in Hawkins and finds the kids easing back to a normal life — until threats from the Upside Down rear their ugly heads, of course. One of them is a toothy monster reminiscent of a jack-o'-lantern. Gross! If you miss out on the theatrical premiere of Stranger Things: Tales from '85, you won't have to wait long to return to Hawkins. The animated series will debut on Netflix on April 23. News Entertainment TV Follow Followed Like Share Facebook X WhatsApp Threads Bluesky LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Copy link Email Close Most Popular Let's breakdown all the major characters in the mysterious new Dune 3 trailer Logan Paul gets ripped apart by Pokémon fans for being a poser DC makes Superman's daddy the hero in new series Lingokids is a pre-Switch treat for younger gamers Dune 3 trailer undoes Denis Villeneuve's smartest change to the books The Seekers table reveals a bigger flaw with Critical Role Campaign 4's new format See More Trending Now The king of isekai is back with a season 4 trailer Playmates lost the TMNT license after 40 years — but it's going out with a bang Spider-Man: Brand New Day story synopsis just made those leaks harder to ignore