The first two episodes of the Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 animated series will get theatrical play
Stranger Things season 5, which was also the last season of the show, came to an end on New Year’s Eve – but that was not, of course, the end for the Stranger Things franchise. There’s already a stage play prequel (which has been filmed for future release on Netflix) and there are spin-offs in the works, including an animated series called Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 – and AMC Theatres have revealed that the first two episodes of the show are going to get theatrical play!
Logline and Cast
Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 has the following logline: Welcome back to Hawkins in the stark winter of 1985, where the original characters must fight new monsters and unravel a paranormal mystery terrorizing their town in Stranger Things: Tales from ’85, an epic new animated series. The last episode of Stranger Things season 2 took place on December 15, 1984, so this animated series will take place between the second and third seasons, which would allow all of the major characters to participate. The Hollywood Reporter adds that they’re joined by a new character: “Nikki, a tough, mohawk-wearing gal.”
The voice cast includes Brooklyn Davey Norstedt as Eleven, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport as Max, Luca Diaz as Mike, Elisha “EJ” Williams as Lucas, Braxton Quinney as Dustin, Benjamin Plessala as Will, and Brett Gipson as Hopper. Odessa A’zion provides the voice of Nikki. Janeane Garofalo and Lou Diamond Phillips also voice unspecified characters.
The animation studio is Flying Bark. The Duffer Brothers are executive producing the animated series through their Upside Down Pictures production banner, along with Upside Down’s Hilary Leavitt, and Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen of 21 Laps. Eric Robles executive produces via Flying Bark Productions.
AMC Theatres
Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 will premiere on Netflix on April 23rd, but the AMC theatrical screenings of the first two episodes will take place on April 18. Here’s the information from the AMC Theatres website:
Return to Hawkins with Stranger Things: Tales from ’85, an exciting new animated series from Showrunner Eric Robles and Executive Producers the Duffer Brothers. In the winter of 1985, snow blankets the town and the horrors of the Upside Down are finally fading. Our heroes Eleven, Mike, Will, Dustin, Lucas, and Max have settled back into a normal life of D&D, snowball fights, and quiet days. But beneath the ice, something terrifying has awakened. Could it be from the Upside Down? From the depths of Hawkins Lab? Or from somewhere else entirely? Our heroes must race to solve this mystery and save Hawkins in this new story set in the Stranger Things universe. A special limited theatrical screening of the first two episodes of the new series, STRANGER THINGS: TALES FROM ’85. Running time: 55 minutes.
The list of participating theatres can be seen on the AMC Theatres site.
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