Stranger Things just concluded but if you are already missing it, then here's good news. A spinoff of the series, Tales From '85, is now been in the making. Meanwhile Netflix today revealed that the series will hit the OTT on April 23.
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The show is being made by showrunner Eric Robles (Glitch Techs, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy) and Stranger Things co-creators Matt and Ross Duffer, who also serve as executive producers. Stranger Things: Tales From '85 plot
The teaser of the show reads: "Something from the Upside Down must’ve survived… Stranger Things: Tales From '85 premieres April 23, only on Netflix."The series, premiering April 23, is set in the Stranger Things universe, between Seasons 2 and 3. Tales From ’85 picks up with Eleven (voiced by Brooklyn Davey Norstedt), Mike (Luca Diaz), Will (Benjamin Plessala), Dustin (Braxton Quinney), Lucas (Elisha “EJ” Williams), and Max (In Your Dreams’ Jolie Hoang-Rappaport) in the winter of 1985.
"The horrors of the Upside Down are finally fading, and the kids have settled back into a normal life of Dungeons & Dragons and snowball fights. Something terrifying has awakened, however, and the crew must once again take up their flashlights and radios to stop whatever is happening. And while the stakes are high in the show, they’re not apocalyptic," a blog post on Tudum read.
Meanwhile, Robles said, "he series is really about these kids protecting Eleven because if this thing blows out of proportion, then the government shows up and everything gets lost. When you’re given that responsibility of taking care of your best friend, then you have to keep it between the kids and not bring the adults into the story. Season 1 of Stranger Things did a great job at that, so we kept that in mind for Tales From ’85. We want the audience to feel that these kids are in danger, the stakes are real, and bad things can happen to anyone. And things do happen to individuals that are very scary in a sense, so that really makes the danger for the kids that much more tangible."
" It's not just an action show, and it’s not a comedy, but it’s got elements of both. It’s got the thrill of being young, being a kid, and going on these adventures. But then there’s this essence of real danger, real stakes. These kids love each other, and they [feel the] need to protect each other. They are all a family in a sense. We not only have these big adventures, but we’re also able to infuse a lot of heart and real moments into the show," he added.
