Stranger Things Fans Have Another Reason To Be Excited As New Netflix Project Is Teased
If you haven’t yet had a chance to check out the Stranger Things prequel play on the West End, you’ll soon be able to watch it from the comfort of your own home.
On Thursday, Collider revealed that a performance of Stranger Things: The First Shadow’s Broadway production will be professionally filmed by Netflix for a future release.
The stand-alone play transferred to New York last year after debuting in London in 2023.
Written by Stranger Things writer Kate Trefrey, with input from creators Matt and Ross Duffer and Adolescence co-creator Jack Thorne, the prequel is set in Hawkins in 1959, and follows young Henry Creel Jr, who later became known as the antagonistic Vecna in the hit TV show.
The theatre shows explores Henry’s burgeoning psychokinetic powers, as well as his relationships with familiar faces like Joyce Maldonado (later Byers) and Jim Hopper, played in the original series by Winona Ryder and David Harbour.
The critically-acclaimed play also features Dr. Martin Brenner, a character whose presence ties the prequel to the mysterious experiments explored in the Netflix series.
According to Collider’s report, a week of Broadway performances of Stranger Things: The First Shadow was recently cancelled to facilitate filming.
The filmed version of The First Shadow, which picked up four Tony Awards in 2025, will feature the original Broadway cast, including Alex Breaux, Louis McCartney and T.R. Knight.
There is currently no release date for when we can see this performance on Netflix. HuffPost UK has contacted the streaming platform for comment.
Meanwhile, if you’re already missing Hawkins, the animated “midquel” Stranger Things: Tales From ’85, set between seasons two and three, will arrive on Netflix in April.
The Duffer Brothers have also hinted that they might return to the world of Stranger Things in the near future and already have spin-offs with new characters in mind.
All five series of Stranger Things are available to watch on Netflix. You can also see the play The First Shadow for yourself at The Phoenix Theatre in London until May 2026.