As the popular series Stranger Things approaches its fifth and final season, the Broadway show, The First Shadow, seeks to create a narrative bridge between the two. Set in 1959, it explores the origins of certain characters while providing significant context for the series. Despite its ambition, the creators assert that both the play and TV show can function independently, though the play adds depth, enhancing the viewing experience for the fifth season. The story primarily focuses on the Creel family and a young Henry grappling with dark internal and external forces.
"We had to make the play both a stand-alone thing and the TV show a stand-alone thing, just because it's not fair to demand people go see the play in order to understand the fifth season."
"The First Shadow takes Hawkins, Indiana, all the way back to 1959, where the Creel family is seeking a fresh start. Unfortunately, their son Henry isn't having much luck outrunning the troubled past that brought them there."
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