https://www.reddit.com/r/LeaksAndRumors/s/q5WjgDxVEi

>There’s an animated Stranger Things series in the works, and it’s further along than most people realize. This isn’t a continuation with the original cast, but a new story within the same universe—new characters, different location, same Upside Down framework.

>The big detail: Alex Hirsch (Gravity Falls) is attached as showrunner. His involvement has reportedly helped solidify the tone slightly more surreal, quirky, and myth-heavy, but still grounded in the Stranger Things world. Internally, it’s being described as “elevated YA adventure horror” with a retro-animated vibe. • Duffer Brothers are executive producers, but taking more of a backseat creatively. • Think The Last Kids on Earth meets Paranorman, but with that 80s-style ST flavor. • Target release is late 2026 or early 2027, pending production timelines.

>>149706593 (OP)
The show is real, but Eric Robles from Glitch Techs is the showrunner. Flying Bark is the animation studio.

>>149706593 (OP)
>new characters
Then why are the faggots from the show in the picture

>>149706593 (OP)
Alex Hirsch is a whiny manbaby, he’s a faggot who claims to be rebellious and furthering the medium of animation while using the shitty overused corporate beanshit artstyle.

Combined with the fact that this is just Netflix milking Stranger Things just to get more money, this shit seems like ass in the making. Alex Hirsch had a cancelled Netflix show that was leaked a few months ago, and it looked like shit, and so does Boxtown.

Alex Hirsch will always be a one hit wonder.

>>149706593 (OP)
will they animate the underage sewer orgy?

>>149706843
shit mb didnt read and thought it was an IT cartoon

>>149706843
It’s a key aspect of the It kino

>>149706593 (OP)
what happened to his original shown announced way back?

>>149706593 (OP)
Trying to think about which actors carried stranger things and... nobody comes to mind. So maybe doing stranger things without using any of the actors wouldn't be so bad.

>>149706832
Jeff

>>149706593 (OP)
A new story in the same universe is a good way to do animated adaptations. I’m here for it.

>>149706593 (OP)
So that one other cartoon Alex was making for Netflix a while ago is definitely dead now, right?

>>149706843
you just really wanted to say this

>>149707652
Sure.
What has he done aside from Book of Bill and being a producer in Inside Job? (I didn't care for that show but Netflix cancelling it after obtaining a real season 2 is genuinely disgusting)

>>149706843

>>149706593 (OP)
>Hirsch attached to project
>target release date is 2026-27
better bump that up to 2030...

>>149706593 (OP)
How about that lazy faggot finishes Gravity Falls properly if he wants to do kids cartoons again?

>>149706593 (OP)
They had to make it gay?

>i wish they'd make cartoons that aren't beanmouth
>instead they look like living mannequins

>>149706593 (OP)
>Gravity Falls 2.0
>based off an already successful franchise so he won't have to put in any effort
hirsch is a gigahack.

>>149707683
Your name implies an interracional relationship between a cute white girl whos into killing people just like me (in minecraft) and a brown "person". I already don't like you.

>>149706777
Do you have any proof?

And if it's legit, do you know if Alex is working on something else?

>>149706593 (OP)
telling you right now this is fake news with nothing to back it up

>>149706593 (OP)
fuchur-lookin' designs

>>149706593 (OP)
Ahahahahahahaha
So this is the work that hack is confined to do now. Pathetic.

Alex Hirsch is just John K 2.0

>>149708833
>give him hairy feet and make him look like a goblin
You can feel the seethe in this comic

>>149706777
Maybe this will be the way Glitch Techs comes back

>>149709004
hi alex
hows your job search going?

>>149709221
Pretty good got 10 offers each willing to outpay me each time.
wbu

>>149709103
you couldn't think of a more copium filled message than this

>>149706593 (OP)
Hasn't the next season taken so long to come out that all the actors are blatantly adults now?

>>149706593 (OP)
I'll reserve judgement until I see more. I'm worried about the show not being grounded like S1 ST, but I doubt the tone will be more fucked than ST S3. We'll see.

Unironically the ending of Mike Milligan in Fargo season 2 if true.
Hirsch spoke out hard about how much corporations sucked and how important vision is just to get his 2nd show canned and getting sent to work on a spin off show for a pre existing property.

>>149709103
Your not getting glitch techs back it bankrupt my studio . It's dead show

>>149706593 (OP)
Now this is just sad if true...

>>149708558

Literally on the IG of Eric Robles

https://www.instagram.com/rrrrobles/?hl=es

As for Hirsch? his Netflix show is in development hell and is waiting for his contract with Netflix to expire.. He's also currently helping as consultant and voice actor on North Woods from Thurop Van Orman at Disney.

Oh boy, how long before this enters development hell, gets soft canceled, and then another insider story comes out about how much of an ass he is to work with?

>>149711180
There's a reason why he and his ex's shows are dead while Matt Braly is thriving

>>149709800
For his first show, he basically shat out the second half due to a combination of boredom and fans guessing his initial plans, torpedoing any hope Disney might have had for continuing the money printer that it was.

He's lucky he still gets work at all.

But yeah, what happened to Inside Job was bullshit and reeked of internal politics. Shit was outperforming Big Mouth by a mile.

>>149711180
Let me tell you, i'm working on this project and Alex has been hard to deal with since day one. He walked into the building first day and was rude to the security at reception, screaming "do you know who i am!?" and calling the guards Trump supporters. By the time we got him upstairs, we could tell he had gone a little hard on the cough medicine, so we had someone fetch some coffees. Then Alex screamed at the intern who brought him the coffee that it was made wrong, even though he never specified what he wanted in it and there was sugar and cream readily available.

When we got to the boards, thats when things got ugly. He straight tore down some women's storyboards off the wall, called them crap, made her cry, and then said "come to my hotel room and I'll show you how to draw a fucking proper cryptid" before abruptly leaving the room leaving us to finish the rest of the episode. We saw no trace him of the rest of the day, other than a little brown surprise he left in one of the trash receptacles....

>>149711094
>>149706777
I so prefer eric robles to do a stranger things cartoon. he's a real cartoonist with obvious golden age influence whereas alex hirsch is a hack who grew up on shit like simpsons.
really hope it doesn't end up lookin like OP's pic. bland as fuuuuuuck.

>>149708558
A preview for the Stranger Things cartoon was shown in this year's Annecy but the description is different from the OP. It's supposed to be a non-canon spinoff featuring the same characters from the original show where they go on episodic adventures involving the Upside-Down, like the Real Ghostbusters or the Beetlejuice show from the 90s

>>149711094
>>149711612
Pretty sure that's a different show. There was a leak about another ST animated series being made last year, which is probably what OP talked about

>>149706777
>Flying Bark
Could be good

>>149706843
Wrong Loser Club.

>>149706593 (OP)
The OP's image looks so ugly and soulless. It can only be AI slop assisted animation fodder. No wonder no one gives a fuck about it.

>>149706593 (OP)
They look like meatcanyon drew them

>>149706593 (OP)
I guess that's one way to get around with the child actors now being in their 20s and so th-
>This isn’t a continuation with the original cast, but a new story within the same universe—new characters, different location
oh
If they really wanted to do the meta 80s horror movie vibe, they should have done a one season Saturday Morning Cartoon show where they went full ham with it

>>149708372
>Green hair
>white
lol I think he had that theory because Gert's father has blue hair.

>>149706593 (OP)
>>149706777
I’m excited for the flying bark show, but they could be making 2 animated series based on ST. I know the Ninjago and Flying Bark team are making two different Minecraft shows for Netflix

>>149706593 (OP)
>elevated YA
Then what the fuck was Animorphs

>>149713778
They're also doing the Avatar movie next year

>>149706593 (OP)
>That abomination next to the black kid

>>149708372
Cute? People can says many things about Gertrude, like gross, horny, insane, but cute is not one of them

>>149706593 (OP)
Explain the appeal of this series to me.
Because I tried to watch it and it was boring and felt too kiddie to be a proper horror series and not kiddie enough to be something like Goosebumps or Are You Afraid of The Dark.

god how horrifying

>>149708090
We wanted something like Rat Bastard. Not this shit.

>>149706593 (OP)
>Alex Hirsch
Hoping thats not true because the show won't last long.

>>149706593 (OP)
Why can't they let it die, same with the Walking Dead. Who watches this trash?

>>149715959
80s Nostalgia for people who did not experience the 80s.

>>149715959
The tone is very Stephen King, and he's like the most successful and popular writer of the last half century. You might not get the appeal but it's something that's clearly very popular with general audiences.

>>149717245
Not need to be so fucking defensive, holy shit. It was a simple question.

>>149717285
>Not need to be so fucking defensive, holy shit
I can just quote your own words as a response there, because any aggression you detected in that reply is entirely of your own making. Read it back and just imagine I'm having a friendly chat with you rather than screaming and jabbing at your face. I know 4chan can raise people's hackles but relax a bit, anon.

>>149706593 (OP)
I genuinely hope this is a success and we see the advent of basedjak art style cartoons.

>>149706593 (OP)
is this the inverse of Netflix making live action adaptations of things that no one is asking for?

>>149711094

>Big City Greens was very popular to us, can you make a character similar to Cricket Green?

>>149706593 (OP)
We have any actual screenshots this time? Last time that same pic that Op used was said to not be an actual representation of the art style of the show.

>>149719379
Wouldn't it make more sense for a Stranger things cartoon to have an 80s aesthetic, either with too much neon lights or just merchandise driven character designs?

>>149719408

This for a Disney show, the artstyle of the Stranger Things cartoon is this one >>149711612

>>149708057
It's YA. That stuff is always gay or lesbian by default.

>>149719428
Sorry.
That looks fine, if a bit "modern action cartoon" generic (and not 80s generic, more like Netflix generic).

>>149706593 (OP)
i guess animation is one way to keep your talent from bogging out

>>149711612
I would enjoy a show about the four boys and Eleven exploring weird mysteries around town. Maybe they can include Max but the show's cast is way too fucking big and I think everyone else being demoted to occasional bitplayer would be best. Stranger Things really fell to shit after season 1 but I like stories about kids exploring weird shit happening in their small towns.

>>149706593 (OP)
Is this AI slop or a real picture?
Since these designs look like ass and if someone put a photo through an AI filter.

>>149711612
If they want to go for a "80s retro vibe" then they should try to emulate the art style of shows like Thundercats, TMNT, Silverhawks, G.I. Joe, etc.
Especially that American design/Japanese cel painting look from the intros.

But there is a certain warmth in hand painted cels that can't be replicated with computer graphics.
And if you add AI, the result is totally soulless, even if you put a CRT blur filter over it.

>>149720135
Realistically it CAN be recreated we just kind of don't even try. Every color on Cheetara here can be recreated digitally. Throw in a soft grain filter and you can recreate the look of a cel. The issue is instead of trying to recreate it modern artists and animators use really bold colors with little to no contrast or balance. Its just flat and bold. Removing shadows makes it even worse.

>>149715977
kek actual wojak

>>149706593 (OP)
it is going to suck

>>149706593 (OP)
At least now the cast won't age 20 years in the span of 4

>>149706593 (OP)
jim is gonna look terrifying in this art style

>>149720696
Yes, you can technically color pick the colors and use them.
But there is more to the perception of color than just the correct RGB code.
Just look at picrel.
I used a magic wand tool to select the colored parts, color picked a random pixel inside the selection, and then used a fill tool to fill the entire selection with the same flat color.
Maybe you notice that some subtle color gradients like that on the markings on her cheeks are gone.
Or that the picture, even though it's almost identical. has a more flat look.
And these differences are more than just adding a grain filter.
If the line work also had almost always the same thickness, then it would look even more artificial.
You can literally see, that the original image was drawn by a human with paint.

>>149706593 (OP)

>>149708057
they already put a fuckin lesbo in in the 80s, with zero negative reaction to it, so clearly they are interested in ticking boxes, not exploring ideas.

god, that was when I felt stupid for ever watching it. they set up perfect couple and OOPS i like girls haha sorry, and i'm so certain of this, SO certain..

>>149724990
I love Stranger Things and you seem correct

>>149724990
A Netflix executive asked for this.

>>149725033
i hate how everyone's all 'eat the rich' and nobody's like 'grind executives into powder, so we can use their paychecks to make the companies, and by extension the non-executive employees, rich'
how did this happen? how did people this stupid, with salaries this high, who destroy every business, get so ENTRENCHED that they can't be removed?

>>149725062
Ronald Reagan passing the 1981 Economic Recovery Tax Act and 1986 Tax Reform Act

To the Guy that responded to me:
Yes, I know that Gert and Happy are not related in I Hate Fairyland, the name comes from a fanwork I started in late 2022(>>34148006) (This was back when the first issue of the revival launched) since someone asked to either use a pastebin or just have a name to be easier to track, it's not the first time someone has asked why I use such a weird name. Then again a plot relevant storyline adapting Happy end game has a Trio of Happys wanting Mom Gert dead because the idea of a Gert being their biological mother disgusts them.
Also I think Kid Gert can be cute sometimes, it just depends on what story one is reading. And yeah, there was one point where Gert's dad and Happy both have blur hair is mentioned. Although it's obvious that Skottie gave Gert's dad blue hair to answer the "From where does Gertrude get her green hair from?" question.
>>149725062
>>149725229
I blame (In part) too much regulations, then again this is not a US exclusive problem. That and too many executives that are not creatives.

>>149711386
Why are these showrunners such egocentric idiots?

>>149725340
…Ok

>>149725412
Ego.

>>149725423
elaborate anon

>>149725453
They think that now that they are superstars they can singlehandedly do whatever they want. Especially when they get more creative freedom. With Alex having a critically acclaimed show with a huge fandom, Netflix wanted Alex with them, and then a lot of stuff happened some Alex's fault, and some Netflix's fault. (Not gonna lie, his other show looked interesting even if the leaks made me feel it was just Gravity Falls 2.0 with not Wendy as the main character.)

>>149725543
so why is he suddenly described as an asshole that's hard to work with? Wouldn't that imply that he wouldn't be able to get work?

>>149725579
Nobody wants to be the guy that fires a famous creative. Why do you think it took until #metoo for people like Lasseter to leave Pixar?

>>149725624
A similar logic is why The Simpsons and SpongeBob will never be canceled.
No executive wants to be known as the one that canceled the network's cash cow.

>>149725624
Bad example, Pixar has only made shit films after Lasseter left and he made multiple good films. Hirsch only made one thing and rushed the ending.

>>149725683
Hirsch has the “correct” Politics.
That matters more now than your actual talent.

>>149706593 (OP)
Nah, this has got be fake or Alex's involvement is exagerated.

>>149708558
I feel like Alex is just soft black balled at the moment. He ran his mouth like crazy, then bankrupted a promising series, and now his whole persona is milking the thing he did a decade or so ago and acting like he's at the heart of the industry.

>>149707349
Honestly, this is true. The show's entire premise was nostalgia, plus cool mystery box eldritch lore, plus little girl in hospital gown (there's a better name for this trope, but I can't think of it at the moment. Basically the gritty magic little girl trope like Alma in FEAR, the Ring girl, even Ellie from Last of Us to a degree. It was pretty big in the latter half of the early 00's-first half of the 2010's and it's kind of the last example of it that comes to mind.)

The show might work better animated since the take so long to make more seasons that the actors age out of their characters pretty much right away.

>>149725005
Yeah, they really do that on purpose. Unless they end up hooking Nancy back up with Steve it's clearly just: "The cute, all American White Guy ? Pfft! He's NEVER ALLOWED to have a relationship, EVER!"

>>149706593 (OP)
>source: Dude Trust Me from a literal random redditor with four posts total


Alex "The Manlet" Hirsch is never, EVER, working in the cartoon animation industry again. He's done. Moreover, he hasn't even confirmed anything himself on his twitter. Alex immediately clammed up on Trump when his own followers started telling him he should pressure him more on the Epstein thing... I wonder why..............

>>149706593 (OP)
Is this true, yo?

>>149706593 (OP)
This is a lie. We’ve known since 2023 that the co-creator of Glitch Techs is working on the Stranger Things cartoon in the official press release from the Duffer Brothers.

This series is such a strange fucking IP to present as some multimedia behemoth. You watch the actual show and it's got this deliberately scaled back scope with a down to earth setting. Then you go to the store and there's fucking action figures of the kids with waffle shurikens and action gimmicks.

>>149706593 (OP)
Tv and movie studios are absurd

>>149725683
>Pixar has only made shit films after Lasseter left
Wrong.

>>149729286
Explain why

>>149729286

And he made Luck and Spellbound, so what's your point?

>>149728284
That's what I'm wondering. i googled it and I'm getting the reddit thread OP linked, and 1 article from April talking about it, but it didn't mention Alex Hirsch.

>>149728284
No.
The cartoon is being made by the co-creator of Glitch Techs.
Alex Hirsch has nothing to do with it.

>>149730214
Not to defend him but both Luck and Spellbound were already in troubled development by the time he was hired at Skydance.