In 2016, a certain Netflix television series became a global phenomenon, all the while making the 1980s cool again, paving the way for other retro-inspired sci-fi television shows and films, and at the same time giving audiences several rich and exciting characters.Stranger Things is one of the most beloved IPs of the modern era, and though its popularity showed no signs of waning over the years, it’s only in recent months that it has started to grow into a massive franchise that will come to rival many long-standing ones.
(L to R) Will, Mike, Dustin and Lucas in Stranger Things
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Last year, the fourth season left fans and critics stunned, and broke a number of Netflix records. And now, fans are hungry for more, although, unfortunately, it was recently confirmed that Season 5 has been delayed due to the ongoing writer’s strike.When the fifth and final season will arrive remains to be seen, and it’s possible that the writer’s strike could also impact the Stranger Things spinoffs that are in development, such as the anime series, the Netflix animated series, and the separate live-action series.
Will Byers in Stranger Things Season 4
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There are two spinoffs, however, that seemingly won’t be affected by the strike. One of them is a crossover comic book event titled “TMNT x Stranger Things” (2023), which will see the Hawkins kids meet up with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in New York City.The second, if you can even call it a spinoff as it’s actually a prequel, is a stage production that’s heading for the West End. That’s right — later this year, Stranger Things: The First Shadow (2023) will transform London’s Phoenix Theatre into the Upside Down.
Stranger Things: The First Shadow official artwork
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Stranger Things creators Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer have confirmed that, just like Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2016), the show will not be a musical — much to Millie Bobby Brown’s disappointment, no doubt, who said that she’d love a musical episode in Season 5.But this is no surprise considering how dark Stranger Things is. As the Duffer brothers have confirmed that the stage show will be canon, it’s possible they feel that the absence of songs will allow people to better immerse themselves into the world of Hawkins.
Millie Bobby Brown in the Hawkins Lab in Stranger Things Season 4
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Besides, as we already know, the Netflix show is already bursting at the seams with hits from the ’80s, so the stage show is just as likely to belt out plenty of retro tracks. But it won’t actually take place in the ’80s, instead taking us even further back, to the year 1959…
Who’s in Stranger Things: The First Shadow?The First Shadow will introduce younger versions of four Stranger Things characters, three of whom are part of the ongoing main line up, which, of course, means that they will be recast. So, who are they?
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