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Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First Shadow

2025 · 85 min

A genial, fly-on-the-wall look at stagecraft, full of earnest enthusiasm and small backstage triumphs.

Directed by
Jonathan Halperin
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Kate Trefry, Shane Attwooll, Rhys Bailey
Overview
Go behind the scenes with the cast and crew of “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”, the award-winning live stage show that expands the Hawkins universe.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Jonathan Halperin
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Kate Trefry, Shane Attwooll, Rhys Bailey
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • work
  • friendship
  • ambition
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror1
Humour4
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Stream
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Genres
documentary
Directed by
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Starring
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Runtime
85 min
Country
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Languages
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