Stranger Things: Tales from '85 (2026)

Adventure · Animation · Comedy

Winter. Hawkins. 1985. Welcome back to a town crawling with secrets, where beloved heroes are facing fresh mysteries... and an all-new breed of strange.

IMDb rating: 5.9 (7,406 votes)
Episode average: 6.9 ↑ +1.0 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): Netflix
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2026)

6.85 avg 10 episodes 6.4 → 7.2 29 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Chapter One: Welcome to Hawkins, New Kid	6.4	2,513
2	Chapter Two: Bad Harvest	6.6	2,173
3	Chapter Three: Evolution	6.9	1,816
4	Chapter Four: The Confession	7.1	1,771
5	Chapter Five: The Weekly Watcher	6.7	1,659
6	Chapter Six: A Storm Is Coming	6.7	1,643
7	Chapter Seven: Enter the Storm	6.9	1,631
8	Chapter Eight: The Party	6.9	1,589
9	Chapter Nine: The Suspect	7.1	1,580
10	Chapter Ten: Countdown	7.2	1,731

Season 2 (2026)

6.91 avg 8 episodes 6.8 → 7.2 28 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Chapter One: A Haunting in Hawkins	6.8	343
2	Chapter Two: The Mine	6.8	303
3	Chapter Three: The Curse of Bloodaxe Bill	6.8	285
4	Chapter Four: The Séance	7.1	268
5	Chapter Five: Split the Party	6.7	252
6	Chapter Six: The Lich	6.9	248
7	Chapter Seven: The Golem	7.0	251
8	Chapter Eight: Count to Five	7.2	263

Stranger Things: Tales from '85 (2026)

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