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Netflix can’t seem to follow up its biggest shows

by | Apr 23, 2026

A still from the animated series Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85.

It hasn’t been that long since Stranger Things ended, but even still fans are clearly clamoring for more. The finale was overshadowed by a conspiracy about a secret episode, and an otherwise standard behind-the-scenes documentary became a hotbed for theorizing. Of course, given the scale of Stranger Things, Netflix was never going to let the franchise die completely, but its first attempt at expanding the franchise largely falls flat. Tales From 85 is a stakes-free return to Hawkins that’s missing most of what made the original series such a phenomenon. And it’s another example of Netflix struggling to turn its biggest shows into ongoing fr …

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