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Louis McCartney in
Stranger Things: The First Shadow.
Credit: Manuel Hardin |
According to Deadline, the newly-opened London stage version of
Stranger Things, the long-running hit Netflix sci-fi series, is headed for Broadway. The spectacular production, subtitled
The First Shadow, is the first in a trilogy of projected plays and according its co-director Stephen Daldry is a bridge between season four and season five of the series. Nothing is official yet, but the Deadline article states plans are in the works for a NYC run if the London box office and reviews are positive. Like
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child which is still running on Broadway,
Stranger Things includes dazzling special effects and has input by playwright Jack Thorne who won a Tony for his
Harry Potter stage adaptation. Kate Trefry is the author and the "original story" is credited to the Duffer Brothers, Thorne and Trefry. The producers are Netflix and Sonia Friedman who has brought many London hits to Broadway including
Harry Potter, Tom Stoppard's
Leopoldstadt, A View from the Bridge and more.
