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Englund Returns as Tabloid Editor in Stranger Things Spin-Off

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Robert Englund, known for his iconic role as Freddy Krueger, is returning to Stranger Things in the animated spin-off Tales From Eighty-Five. Hell voice Cosmo Russo, the editor-in-chief of a Hawkins tabloid. The series, set between seasons two and three, features Hawkins Lab experiments and Upside Down weirdness, leading to a wave of creepy creatures in our world. The voice cast includes heavy hitters like Brooklyn Davey Norstedt as Eleven and Jolie Hoang-Rappaport as Max. The series premieres on Netflix this Thursday, April twenty-third.

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Englund Returns as Tabloid Editor in Stranger Things Spin-Off

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Englund Returns as Tabloid Editor in Stranger Things Spin-Off. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

0:00On April 22nd, Robert England, the Freddy Krueger icon, is diving back into stranger things with a new animated spinoff called Tails from 85. He's voicing Cosmo Russo, the slick editor-in-chief of a trashy Hawkins tabloid called The Weekly Watcher. This rag pumps out wild headlines like mutants in the sewers or swamp monsters snatching babies, all to hook supermarket shoppers. The series slots right between seasons 2 and 3, back in 1985, after 11 clothes to upside down gate. Showrunner Eric Robles mixes Hawkins lab experiments with upside down weirdness, sparking chain reactions of creepy creatures popping up in our world. England already creeped this out as Victor Creole in season 4, the asylum inmate blamed for his family's massacre. Fans lit up over the March trailer, spotting a Freddy Krueger cut out Easter egg in a punk kid's stuff, nodding to his horror roots. The voice cast packs heavy hitters like Brooklyn Davey Norsted as 11, Jolie Hoang Rappaport as Max, and vets like Lou Diamond Phillips and,

1:06Janine Garofalo filling out Hawkins favorites. It hit theaters for one day on April 18th and drops full force on Netflix this Thursday, April 23rd, perfect timing to bridge the gap. Till the next big upside down drop, you've been listening to entertainment and celebrity news today, AI-powered pop culture coverage.

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