This year on Stranger Things day, the Duffer Brothers announced that they’re expanding the Stranger Things universe and taking it to the stage with Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Following this announcement, Netflix unveiled a new featurette at their Netflix Geeked Week 2023. The featurette talked about the upcoming play that focuses on the story of Henry Creel, who is also known as One and who eventually becomes Vecna – the big bad of the Stranger Things world. The story would also have Patty Newby, the sister of fan-favorite Season 2 character Bob Newby. Under a week from that, today we have gotten our first look at the demogorgon in the play. To see the photo keep scrolling below.
Stranger Things: The First Shadow Demogorgon First Look Revealed!
The official X (formerly known as Twitter) account of Stranger Things on Stage posted this image with the caption, “Henry, meet Demogorgon. FIRST LOOK at #StrangerThingsOnStage: Manuel Harlan,” The image shows us what the demogorgon will look like on stage. Honestly, the amount of practical effects that have been used look fantastic and create an amazing vibe for the audience.
Stranger Things: The First Shadow’s cast includes Oscar Lloyd as James Hopper, Jr., Isabella Pappas as Joyce Maldonado, Christopher Buckley as Bob Newby, Michael Jibson as Victor Creel, Patrick Vaill as Dr. Brenner, Shane Attwooll as Chief Hopper, Kemi Awoderu as Sue Anderson, Chase Brown as Lonnie Byers, Ammar Duffus as Charles Sinclair, Gilles Geary as Ted Wheeler, Florence Guy as Karen Childress, Max Harwood as Allen Munson, Louis McCartney as Henry Creel, Matthew Pidgeon as Father Newby, Calum Ross as Walter Henderson, Maisie Norma Seaton as Claudia Henderson, Lauren Ward as Virginia Creel and Ella Karuna Williams as Patty Newby. Additional cast members include Tricia Adele-Turner, Lauren Arney, Reya-Nyomi Brown, Patricia Castro, Lydia Fraser, Isaac Gryn, Mark Hammersley, Tom Peters, Kingdom Sibanda, Tiana Simone, Danny Sykes and Meesha Turner.
“We are beyond excited about Stranger Things: The First Shadow,” Matt and Ross Duffer said in a statement. “Collaborating with the brilliant Stephen Daldry has been nothing short of inspiring, and Kate Trefry has written a play that is at turns surprising, scary, and heartfelt. You will meet endearing new characters, as well as very familiar ones, on a journey into the past that sets the groundwork for the future of Stranger Things. We’re dying to tell you more about the story but won’t – it’s more fun to discover it for yourself. Can’t wait to see you nerds in London!”
Stranger Things: The First Shadow will have its first performance on December 14th, 2023. All four seasons of Stranger Things are available for streaming on Netflix.
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