How Stranger Things Season 5 Changed the Show’s New Play

Stranger Things: The First Shadow just hit Broadway, inviting theater goers deeper into the realms of Netflix’s hit show. The spin-off play takes the story back to Hawkins circa 1959 and expands Henry Creels’ origin story ahead of his transformation into Vecna, the big bad of the Duffer Brothers-created series. On a recent Happy Sad Confused podcast episode, the show and theatrical production team discussed how the play, like Henry, had to transform as production on Stranger Things‘ final season wrapped up. Ross Duffer shared that they knew the play would serve as a bridge between the seasons. “It is in communication a lot with season four and it’s setting up five in a way, but it is gonna be interesting. I think it informs five if you’ve seen the play and then watch season five, but then at the same time if you’re seeing the play after you seen season five it’ll probably play a little bit differently,” he said. “You see that briefly in the documentary [Behind the Curtain: Stranger ... Read full article.