By Anna Menta

While we anxiously wait for news of the Stranger Things Season 5 release date, Netflix has released new Stranger Things content to tide fans over. Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things The First Shadow—which began streaming on Netflix earlier this month—is a new feature-length documentary that takes viewers behind-the-scenes of the production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a prequel play that first opened on London’s West End in December 2023, and is now playing on Broadway. Sure, it’s a bit of a commercial for the Broadway show, but it doesn’t shy away from showing viewers just how stress-inducing it can be to put on show-stopping productions eight nights a week. They can’t rely on CGI for these Demogorgons. This documentary gets into the nitty-gritty of the stress, blood, sweat, and tears that goes into live theater, and makes you appreciate the art form even more.

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