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Netflix Releases Animated 'Stranger Things: Tales From '85' Spinoff

Netflix has released 'Stranger Things: Tales From '85', an animated spinoff series set in the Stranger Things universe. Reviews for the new show are mixed, with some critics finding it a dull and unambitious retread.

23 Apr, 00:00 — 23 Apr, 10:00
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The GuardianMostly Factual4h ago

Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 review – this spinoff takes the sci-fi smash back to happier times

Walkie-talkies, teen romance, hideous monsters … this animated series has everything that made the original series so lovable. It might go nowhere, but that’s not such a bad thing Stranger Things takes us back to simpler times. The original Netflix series plonked us in a fantasy past where kids in small American towns rode bikes, chewed gum, listened to cassettes and played Dungeons and Dragons in their friend’s basement; or, if you weren’t American, it reminded you of movies you’d seen where...

By Jack Seale

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varietyMostly Factual4h ago

‘Stranger Things’ Animated Spinoff ‘Tales From ’85’ Is a Depressing, Cynical Retread: TV Review

Most spinoffs expand their flagship shows in a direction. That direction could be forward, following a beloved character past the events of the original story, á la “Frasier”; it could be backward, fleshing out the origins of a person or place with pre-established significance, the approach taken by both current “Game of Thrones” offshoots. It […]

By Alisoncolleherman

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hollywood-reporterMostly Factual4h ago

‘Stranger Things: Tales From ’85’ Review: Odessa A’zion Is the Rare Bright Spot in Netflix’s Dull and Unambitious Animated Spinoff

Janeane Garofalo is also among the voice cast of the slightly more kid-friendly series, which follows the gang battling a new breed of monster in the brief period between seasons two and three.

By Angie Han

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deadlineMostly Factual11h ago

‘The Wonderfools’ Struggle With Their Superhero Abilities In Netflix Trailer

The Wonderfools are coming to Netflix on May 15, but they’re not exactly the heroes the world might be hoping to get. Netflix has dropped a trailer for its comic superhero series out of Korea, which reunites director Yoo In-sik of Extraordinary Attorney Woo with actor Park Eun-bin, who starred as the titular neurodivergent attorney. […]

By Jesse Whittock

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ignMostly Factual4h ago

Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 Review

Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 review: Great visuals and thin storytelling result in a light, slight animated spin-off.

By Arnold T. Blumberg

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Stranger Things: Tales From '85 Voice Cast & Character Guide

The animated spinoff series Stranger Things: Tales From '85 features a completely new cast, bringing together new talents and well-known actors.

By Adrienne Tyler

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