Netflix's "Stranger Things" play to debut in London this year

Netflix's "Stranger Things" stage play will debut in London theaters later this year, offering up a prequel to the events of the hit sci-fi series, the company announced Wednesday. 

The play, titled "Stranger Things: The First Shadow," is Netflix's first ever live stage production. 

The stage show, set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, takes place in 1959, two decades before the events of the show, set between 1983 and 1986. Fan favorite characters, such as Hawkins police chief Jim Hopper, will feature prominently in the play alongside several new characters.