Stranger Things

‘Stranger Things’ Officially Returns to Netflix in 3 Weeks With New Episodes

• Stranger Things: Tales from '85 Season 2 premieres on Netflix 17 September.
• It's the franchise's first spin-off since the main series ended.
• A separate spin-off about Henry Creel's rock is in early development.

Netflix has confirmed that "Stranger Things: Tales from '85" will return with new episodes on 17 September, marking the franchise's swift comeback less than a year after the flagship series concluded. The animated spin-off, from creators Matt and Ross Duffer, debuted earlier this year as a full-season binge…

Forget ‘Stranger Things,’ This Near-Perfect 24-Episode Sci-Fi Is Your Next Binge

• Sense8 follows eight psychically connected strangers across the world.
• Its sci-fi story foregrounds identity, sexuality and prejudice.
• Two seasons and a finale provide 24 episodes.

Sense8 is presented as a science-fiction alternative for viewers seeking a series after Stranger Things, distinguished by its global setting and focus on identity, sexuality and prejudice. Created by Lana and Lilly Wachowski with J. Michael Straczynski, it follows eight strangers whose psychic connection makes them a chosen…

Inside the Halloween Horror Nights ‘Stranger Things’ House and Epic Effort to Bring the Duffer Brothers’ World to Life

• Universal is closing its *Stranger Things* Halloween Horror Nights run with season five attractions.
• The houses open in Orlando on 28 August and Hollywood on 3 September.
• Organisers credit the franchise with bringing younger fans to the event.

Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights is marking the end of *Stranger Things* with new attractions in Hollywood and Orlando based on the show’s fifth and final season. Opening on 3 September in Hollywood and 28 August in Orlando, the experiences complete Universal’s adaptation of the series and reflect the…

One Year Ago Today, We Lost the Last Surviving Member of the Vocal Quartet Whose No. 1 Hit Soundtracked ‘Halloween,’ ‘Deadpool,’ and ‘Stranger Things’

• Marjorie Latzko, last Chordette, died aged 96 on 22 August 2025
• She sang "Mr Sandman", later used in Halloween, Deadpool, Stranger Things
• After music, she earned a degree and worked in elder care

Marjorie Latzko, the last surviving member of 1950s vocal group the Chordettes, died on 22 August 2025 at her home in Saratoga Springs, New York, aged 96. The group's biggest hit, "Mr Sandman", written by Pat Ballard, became a chart-topping standard and has since featured in numerous films…

Netflix Officially Sets ‘Stranger Things’ Return Date

• Stranger Things: Tales from '85 Season 2 arrives 17 September 2026
• Animated series set in winter 1985, between Seasons 2 and 3
• New season explores unseen parts of Hawkins, including a mine

Netflix has confirmed that "Stranger Things: Tales from '85" will return for a second season on 17 September 2026, less than five months after the animated spin-off's debut. The series extends the Stranger Things universe without disrupting the timeline of the flagship show, which concluded in December 2025,…

‘Stranger Things’ Officially Brings Back Eddie Munson For New Spin-Off

• Eddie Munson returns via a "Stranger Things" Dungeons & Dragons comic spin-off.
• Full four-issue series is now collected in a $15 paperback.
• Comes after Netflix's attempted successor series "The Boroughs" was cancelled.

Netflix has revived Eddie Munson, the fan-favourite "Stranger Things" character played by Joseph Quinn, through a spin-off comic book project rather than a new television series. The move comes as Netflix looks for ways to keep the "Stranger Things" universe alive following the show's conclusion, having already tried…

‘Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85’ Season 2 Gets September Release Date

• "Tales from '85" season two premieres 17 September 2026 on Netflix.
• Quick turnaround follows season one's mixed critical reception.
• Story involves ghostly apparitions and creatures around Valentine's Day.

Netflix has confirmed that the second season of "Stranger Things: Tales from '85," an animated spin-off of the flagship series, will premiere on 17 September 2026. The announcement, part of Netflix's autumn slate reveal, means the follow-up arrives just under five months after the first season debuted on…

No, Vecna Wasn’t on Ozempic: How the ‘Stranger Things’ VFX Team Rebuilt Its Villain

• Stranger Things' VFX team rebuilt Vecna and new realms for season five.
• Expanded budget allowed more shots than a typical feature film.
• New dimension "the Abyss" was designed from scratch using desert reference photos.

Ahead of the release of Stranger Things' fifth and final season, the show's VFX team has detailed how they rebuilt the villain Vecna and the series' otherworldly dimensions for what creators Matt and Ross Duffer called a "mega movie" finale. VFX supervisor Betsy Paterson told The Hollywood Reporter…

‘Stranger Things’ Massive Release Sets a New Standard for Netflix Originals

The entire Stranger Things series is now available as a 4K and Blu-ray box set from Arrow Video, and it's a cut above most physical TV releases.

‘Stranger Things’ Is Returning at the Perfect Time for Netflix’s Sci-Fi Surge

Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 Season 2 is returning amid Netflix’s biggest sci-fi surge yet, giving the animated spinoff a major boost.