Did the 'Stranger Things' Broadway play spoil how the series will end?

""Stranger Things: The First Shadow" opened on London's West End in December 2023 before moving to Broadway in April 2025. Playwright Kate Trefry, who is also a writer on the Netflix series, described the play as the "missing puzzle piece" in the show's official narrative. "Stranger Things" creators and showrunners, Matt and Ross Duffer, told The Hollywood Reporter that season five and "The First Shadow" were written concurrently so that "all the mythology lined up.""

"In season four of the Netflix series, Henry/Vecna is established as the primary villain - a sort of dark wizard residing in the Upside Down who has the ability to command its monsters. Through a series of flashbacks, it's revealed that Henry was once a regular human kid with secret magical powers. After the Creels moved to Hawkins in 1959, Henry began using his powers to psychologically torture his family, eventually murdering his mother and"

Stranger Things: The First Shadow opened in London's West End in December 2023 and moved to Broadway in April 2025. Playwright Kate Trefry described the production as the "missing puzzle piece" in the show's narrative. Creators Matt and Ross Duffer wrote season five and the play concurrently so the mythology aligned. The play is a 1959 prequel set at Hawkins High that follows Henry Creel, later known as Vecna, and features younger versions of Joyce Byers, Jim Hopper, and Bob Newby. Season four establishes Henry/Vecna as a villain who commands Upside Down monsters. Flashbacks show Henry as a regular child with secret powers who psychologically tortured his family, ultimately murdering his mother.

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