The uncommon world of Hawkins, Indiana, got here alive in London on Thursday as Netflix debuted a stage play primarily based on its hit sci-fi collection “Stranger Things.” Called “Stranger Things: The First Shadow,” the play takes place in 1959, 20 years earlier than the interval explored within the TV present. It was produced by Matt and Ross Duffer, the brothers who created the collection.

Jim Hopper and Joyce Maldonado – grownup characters within the TV present – are seen as highschool classmates with regular teen issues about automobiles and lessons till a brand new scholar arrives. “It sheds a lot of light on both the back story of all our characters and also starts to give some hints on where we are heading into the final season of the show,” Matt Duffer mentioned on the premiere of the play in London’s West End.

“Stranger Things” debuted on Netflix in 2016 and have become the corporate’s most-watched English language collection. The present tells the story of a bunch of youngsters battling supernatural occasions within the fictional city of Hawkins. The fifth and last season of “Stranger Things” was delayed by two Hollywood strikes this 12 months. Production will resume in January for what is anticipated to be a year-long shoot, Matt Duffer mentioned.

“It’s a huge season, it’s massive,” he mentioned. “There are a lot of expectations, but you take it a day at a time. It’s going to be challenging but super rewarding.” Netflix is working to show “Stranger Things” right into a long-running franchise. In addition to the stage play, the corporate has greenlit an animated spinoff collection.

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