Netflix's new animated series takes fans back to Hawkins, Ind.

Just a couple months until we get to return to Hawkins for the first animated series set in the world of Stranger Things.

Netflix is taking the Stranger Things world on an audacious new path with Stranger Things: Tales from ‘85, an animated offshoot that returns to Hawkins to tell a completely standalone tale.

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Netflix has unveiled the first poster for a Stranger Things spin-off ahead of its upcoming premiere. The newly released image offers an early look at the animated series as it prepares to expand the Stranger Things universe with a new story set in Hawkins.

Netflix has shared the first official look at its upcoming Stranger Things animated spinoff, and fans are already talking. The new series is called Stranger Things: Tales from ’85. It is set during the winter of 1985 and takes place between seasons 2 and 3 of the original show.

Conformity Gate wasn't real, but Stranger Things is still going surprisingly strong is.

The rumors around Netflix rewriting Stranger Things have spread online, creating confusion among fans about the show’s future. The series ended with Season 5, leading many viewers, especially those unhappy with the ending,