Overview
- Stranger Things: The First Shadow won Tony Awards for Best Scenic Design, Best Lighting Design and Best Sound Design of a Play, along with a special award for its illusions and technical effects.
- The stage production, directed by Stephen Daldry and produced by Matt and Ross Duffer, is set in 1959 and explores the origins of key characters from the Netflix series.
- After debuting at London’s Phoenix Theatre in December 2023, the play opened at Broadway’s Marquis Theatre in March 2025 and earned five Tony nominations in total.
- Louis McCartney received a nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Henry Creel, the younger version of the series’ antagonist Vecna.
- Netflix plans to release the fifth and final season of Stranger Things in three parts later this year, with the play’s acclaim enriching the franchise’s expanded universe.