Netflix shares first details about Stranger Things animated spin-off, In Your Dreams
Netflix shared the first details of 'Stranger Things: Tales from '85' at the Annecy Film Festival on Wednesday. The series will be an animated spin-off set in the chilly winter of 1985. The streaming giant also treated the audience to the first-look poster of its award-contender 'In Your Dreams'.Reports say 'Stranger Things: Tales from '85' will be set between seasons 2 and 3 of the original series. The show will also reportedly bring back familiar faces and introduce a new character named Nikki. Nikki is said to be a fierce person who will join the existing gang to fight off strange monsters and crack the paranormal mystery haunting their town.advertisementThe release date of the series was not announced, but it was confirmed that it would release in 2026, according to a report in The Hollywood Reporter.
'Stranger Things' creators Matt and Ross Duffer will be executive producers of the animated series under the banner of Upside Down Pictures, along with Hilary Leavitt, Shawn Levy and 21 Laps's Dan Cohen and Flying Bark Productions's Eric Robles (who will also act as a showrunner). Flying Bark will act as the animation studio for the upcoming series. Previously, they worked on Marvel's 'What If' series, Netflix's 'Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie' and the upcoming film, 'The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender'. advertisement View this post on Instagram A post shared by Netflix India (@netflix_in)Eric Robles said that the idea for the series came from cartoons like 'Scooby-Doo', 'Masters of The Universe' and 'The Real Ghostbusters'. However, the look of the show will be similar to the animation style of 'Spiderman: Across The Spider-Verse' and 'Arcane', the spookiness of the classic Goosebumps book covers and character designs by Meybis Ruiz Cruz (Entergalactic.)Meanwhile, 'In Your Dreams' will revolve around Stevie and her brother Elliot's bid to save their parents' marriage by entering into the realm of dreams to find The Sandman and convince him to grant their wish. Former Pixar creators Alex Woo and Erik Benson, who have previously worked on 'Toy Story 4' and 'Cars 2', are also creating the animated feature.At the event, Woo shared that the film was directly inspired by his own childhood. He said that his father, who was sitting in the audience at the event, would be very upset if he didn't share this information and then thanked Netflix for showing belief in his story and said it is something that is very rare these days and shows real leadership in the industry. 'In Your Dreams' is expected to release on November 14.
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