In the world of on-demand entertainment, the latest trend has been the tie-in live theater show, an exclusive experience that fans have to travel to see. Stranger Things’ prequel show, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, turned out to be way more applicable to the greater story than we thought, and will close in early 2027 after 18 months on Broadway and three years in London. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has run on Broadway for over eight years. Paranormal Activity, the found-footage movie phenomenon, is moving to the stage with reportedly amazing special effects.
The latest addition to this list is Game of Thrones: The Mad King, the stage play set 10 years before the beginning of the HBO series. After multiple preview cancellations, the play finally premiered, but the exciting updates from the fans who attended are mired in a big question: is what’s shown on stage canon to the show or the books? The answer seems to be neither, actually.
