Overview
- Netflix released the first teaser and confirmed the animated spinoff will debut on April 23, 2026.
- The season unfolds in the winter of 1985 between Seasons 2 and 3, with the Hawkins kids facing a new paranormal threat under the snow.
- An all-new voice cast leads the series, including Brooklyn Davey Norstedt as Eleven, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport as Max, Luca Diaz as Mike, Braxton Quinney as Dustin, Benjamin Plessala as Will, Elisha “EJ” Williams as Lucas, Brett Gipson as Hopper, and Jeremy Jordan as Steve.
- Eric Robles serves as showrunner and executive producer with Matt and Ross Duffer also executive producing; Flying Bark Productions handles animation with additional producers Hilary Leavitt, Shawn Levy, and Dan Cohen.
- Netflix’s rollout included a Feb. 1 poster and the Feb. 2 teaser, and early reactions note excitement for new Hawkins stories alongside concerns about continuity after the live-action finale.