Overview
- Viewers are calling for a filmed version of Stranger Things: The First Shadow to stream on Netflix after the series finale referenced the stage prequel.
- The First Shadow is running at the Marquis Theatre in New York and the Phoenix Theatre in London, and a behind-the-scenes documentary is available on Netflix.
- The Broadway production, which debuted in April 2025, has been reported to have won four Tony Awards and recently set a Marquis Theatre nine-performance house record with $2,510,948 for the week ending December 28.
- Crossovers continue to link stage and screen, including Jamie Campbell Bower’s surprise cameo at the December 19 Broadway performance and Alex Breaux’s rare dual casting in both the play and the final TV season.
- The finale premiered December 31 at 5 p.m. PT as coverage also spotlighted the franchise’s stage roots, with cast members like Sadie Sink earning recent theater accolades.