"Even though Stranger Things is over, there are still new chapters left in the series - and a crucial prequel could make the finale much better in retrospect. recently revealed that Stranger Things' tie-in Broadway play, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, will be professionally filmed for release on Netflix at some point in the future. Performances were canceled all this week, which means the cast will probably be the one currently performing."
"Stranger Things: The First Shadow is set in 1959, when the Creel family moves to Hawkins, Indiana. Young Henry tries to make friends at school and ultimately forms a close connection with Patty Newby, the adopted sister of Bob Newby. Meanwhile, Joyce Maldonado (who would later go on to become Joyce Byers) is trying to lead the school play. When Henry's telekinetic powers cause havoc, Joyce, a young Jim Hopper, and a number of other familiar figures set out to solve the mystery."
"This play is officially canon to the rest of Stranger Things, and was even referenced in a number of flashbacks during Season 5. For example, many fans were confused by one of Henry Creel's memories involving a young Henry encountering a guy in a cave with a briefcase. The stage play reveals this was actually a colleague of Dr. Brenner who defected to the Soviet Union, and when Henry found him, he was transported and forever changed."
Stranger Things' finale received widespread disappointment and spawned conspiracy theories about a secret episode after viewers and some cast expressed displeasure. The franchise will expand with a canon Broadway prequel, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, set in 1959 and scheduled for professional filming for Netflix. The play follows the Creel family, young Henry's developing telekinetic powers, Joyce Maldonado's school play, and a young Jim Hopper investigating supernatural events. The stage production connects directly to Season 5, clarifying confusing flashbacks and revealing that the cave encounter involved a Brenner colleague who defected to the Soviet Union and was forever changed.
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