More Stranger Things? How Netflix’s biggest show misunderstood its own appeal

Netflix’s phenomenally popular sci-fi show returns with a new spin-off, ‘Tales From ’85’. There’s no stopping the modern franchise sprawl, writes Louis Chilton – but to what end?


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