The first spinoff of the "Stranger Things" universe feels like the type of quick, cash grab animated spinoff that would have been made in the '80s. But it misses some of they key elements that made

“Stranger Things” is dropping its first spinoff series since its New Year’s Eve finale.

When Stranger Things ended, some fans were so upset by the finale they became convinced that there was still more to come. Thus emerged an elaborate theory, dubbed “ Conformity Gate ,” that Netflix was planning to surprise-drop one more episode that would right all the wrongs of season six’s eighth episode, the feature-length “ The Rightside Up .”

"Stranger Things" is no stranger to the occasional pop culture reference, and "Stranger Things: Tales From '85" follows that pattern with a "Simpsons" deep cut.

The score album from composer Brad Breeck will be released Thursday alongside the animated spin-off's Netflix premiere.

"Stranger Things" is back in an all-new form in "Stranger Things: Tales from '85." The animated series picks up with the Hawkins crew between Season 2 and Season 3, during the winter of 1985. But just because the show's going animated,

Stranger Things: Tales from '85 introduces a key character who never appears in Stranger Things, and the official explanation doesn’t add up.

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Tales From '85 might be the most bizarre step Stranger Things could have taken. Take the release date, for starters. Tales From '85 airs just four months after the Stranger Things series finale. That gives fans barely any breathing room between the end of the flagship series and the beginning of this animated spin-off,