'Stranger Things' brings fans back to the summer of '85 and the reintroduction of New Coke

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'Stranger Things' brings fans back to the summer of '85 and the reintroduction of New Coke
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It's 2019, but it feels like the summer of 1985, thanks to 'Stranger Things.'

Season 3 of the beloved Netflix original is around the corner and while fans are excited to see what is next in the Upside Down, the Duffer Brothers have something else up their sleeves. Staying true to the series' mid-'80s setting, the Stranger Things creators have resurrected an infamous beverage from the period.

The beverage was supposed to be"reminiscent of Diet Coke," thanks to the sweetening done by corn syrup, but consumers quickly rejected the new taste in favor of the original Coca-Cola flavor. “New Coke was always going to play a role this season,” the Duffer Brothers said in a joint email interview with The New York Times. “It was one of the first ideas in our Season 3 brainstorm. It was the summer of ’85, and when you talk about pop culture moments, New Coke was a really big deal. It would have been more bizarre to not include it.

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