Netflix renews Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 for Season 2 despite its worst-ever franchise ratings

Netflix has renewed the animated Stranger Things spinoff Tales From ’85 for a second season.

The show drew 2.8 million views in its debut weekend and landed in Netflix’s global Top 10.

Despite mixed-to-negative reviews and the franchise’s weakest Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb scores, the audience response was strong enough to keep it going.

The renewal underscores Netflix’s confidence in the Stranger Things brand, even for a less-loved spinoff.