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Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 is coming back for more.
The animated Stranger Things spin-off was renewed for season 2 on Netflix, and it has also been revealed that the second season will be released this fall. The Hollywood Reporter spoke to showrunner Eric Nobles regarding the second season renewal and what to expect after an extremely divisive season 1. Season 1 of Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 received a franchise low rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 63% from critics and a 54% from the audience.
Despite being a strange new look at Hawkins with new characters, a new cast, and more, it was a refreshing take on the franchise, which ended with an incredibly controversial season 5 finale of its flagship series, Stranger Things. When asked how many seasons Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 could go on for, Nobles stated that:
“I have a number in my head. This is going to be a really fun ride for the story that I want to tell. But I don’t plan to overstay my welcome. I’m giving you a very vague answer, but I have an idea of what feels right for me, creatively, in terms of the story introducing Nikki Baxter — her not being around anymore and what that means. Technically, she doesn’t fit into the timeline. It’s not in the cards, in the sense that this was developed when the Duffers were in season four post[-production]. What I can say is that I understand the responsibility of ending this story for this series correctly — what the kids process, how they move forward after that, how it connects perfectly to season three and why they don’t talk about her.
Is it going to be perfect? I don’t know. But I’m going to do my best with my team. It’s not going to satisfy everybody. That is the most impossible task ever. But I can tell you that we will satisfy this story, Tales From ‘85.”
More to come…
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