Whereas we’re all ready for an announcement of simply after we can return to Hawkins for the present’s final season, Netflix has pulled out a surprise for Stranger Things fans — the subsequent Stranger Things project on the streaming large is simply weeks away… and it’s not the present’s final season.
As an alternative, Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things The First Shadow will drop April 15, showcasing the work that went into creating the theatrical prequel to the hit present that opened in London’s West Finish in December 2023. (In an sudden second of Netflix coincidence, the co-writer of present Netflix hit Adolescence, Jack Thorne, was additionally one in every of the co-writers of The First Shadow.)
Directed by Jon Halperin, Behind the Curtain follows the preparation for the present’s worldwide debut at the Phoenix Theater in 2023, with Netflix describing it thusly: “With particular behind-the-scenes entry, observe the solid and crew of Stranger Things: The First Shadow as they race in opposition to time to arrange the formidable, boundary-pushing stage present for its West Finish debut amid mounting fan and critic anticipation.”
The discharge of the documentary comes not solely earlier than the final season of Stranger Things, but additionally forward of the official Broadway debut of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. The present opened in previews at the Marquis Theater March 28, with its official opening April 22. Consider Behind the Curtain not simply as a means for Netflix to maintain the Stranger Things devoted occupied forward of the final season’s arrival, however additionally as a full-length commercial for the Broadway present. It’s multipurpose, simply as Stranger Things is more and more turning into meant to be.
Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things The First Shadow will seem on Netflix April 15. Watch the trailer under.