- Primary Subject: Stranger Things: Tales From '85 (animated spin-off)
- Key Update: Netflix has officially released the full trailer for the animated spin-off, confirming an April 23, 2026, premiere date and a completely new voice cast.
- Status: Confirmed
- Last Verified: March 27, 2026
- Quick Answer: Horror Legend Robert Englund returns to the franchise to voice a new character named Cosmo, while Brooklyn Davey Norstedt takes over as Eleven's voice.
Who plays the main haunter of Hawkins in Stranger Things: Tales From '85? Jamie Campbell Bower was the perfect cast to terrorize Mike and his friends in the original Netflix series, but the animated spin-off's recast is pretty much telling fans not to expect the same actors on the small screen.
Who Will the Victor Creel Actor Be in the Stranger Things Spin-Off?
In the full trailer, fans are given a look at the show's new cast members. The regular cast includes Eleven and Hopper, Mike, Dustin, Lucas, Will, Max, and Steve Harrington, but the spin-off also introduced a slew of new characters. According to Netflix, one of the new faces belongs to Cosmo, and the character will be voiced by none other than Robert Englund.
Englund is not new to the horror and thriller genre, as the actor and director is famously known for portraying the slasher Freddy Krueger in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise.
He played the version of Victor who was imprisoned at Pennhurst Mental Hospital for murdering his family in the 1950s. The war veteran claimed a demon made the murders. After being interviewed by Nancy and Robin, it was discovered that Vecna had been responsible for the gruesome deaths.
Now, in the spin-off, Englund trades his role of the villain for the mysterious Cosmo.
What Can Fans Expect From Stranger Things: Tales From '85?
Englund will be joined on screen by Brooklyn Davey Norstedt, who will play Eleven, Benjamin Plessala, who will be Will, Braxton Quinney, Elisha 'EJ' Williams, and Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, who will be Dustin, Lucas, and Max. Meanwhile, Brett Gipson plays Hopper, the sheriff, while Jeremy Jordan plays Steve Harrington.
Tales From '85 is set in the winter as we follow the new set of voices in the Hawkins crew, where they are off to face a new foe that awakens under the ice. The story will be canon to the original Netflix show as the Duffer Brothers acted as executive producers on the spin-off.
Special early screenings of the Stranger Things spin-off's first two episodes will be shown in 34 select theaters nationwide on April 18 across the United States, which includes the Paris Theater in New York and Netflix House Philadelphia. Tickets for the early screenings are on sale now through AMC Theaters.
Fans can expect Stranger Things: Tales From '85 to land on Netflix on April 23, 2026. Stay tuned!
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