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Jamie Campbell Bower Makes Surprise Broadway Cameo in Stranger Things: The First Shadow

The appearance reinforces the play’s direct canon link to Season 5 ahead of new episodes this week.

Overview

  • Bower made his Broadway debut on Dec. 19 by stepping in for Louis McCartney in the final scene at the Marquis Theatre.
  • He reprised adult Henry Creel/Vecna in a moment that echoes a Season 4 interaction with young Eleven in Dr. Brenner’s lab.
  • The audience erupted in prolonged cheers and gave Bower a standing ovation during the curtain call.
  • Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer told Entertainment Weekly that events covered in the play also feature in Season 5.
  • Netflix will release Season 5 Volume 2 on Dec. 25 and the series finale on Dec. 31, aligning the cameo with the show’s closing rollout.