Kate Trefry
Kate Trefry is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. She is best known as a writer and co-executive producer on the Netflix television series Stranger Things , and as the writer of the stage play Stranger Things: The First Shadow .
Early life and education
[edit ]Trefry grew up in Anchorage, Alaska. She later moved to New York City, where she studied English at New York University.[1]
Career
[edit ]Trefry began her career as a screenwriter with original film projects. Two of her unproduced feature screenplays, Pure O and Revolver, were included on the annual Black List of notable unproduced screenplays in Hollywood.[1]
She joined the writing staff of the Netflix science-fiction series Stranger Things during its second season [2] and later became a co-executive producer on the series, for which she was nominated as a producer for the 2022 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.[3]
In addition to her work on television, Trefry co-wrote the screenplay for the horror film Fear Street Part Three: 1666 (2021), part of Netflix's Fear Street film trilogy.
Trefry also wrote and directed short films. Her short film How to Be Alone (2019) premiered at South by Southwest. She also co-wrote the short film Souls of Totality (2018).
In 2023, Trefry wrote Stranger Things: The First Shadow , a theatrical prequel to the television series. The stage play premiered in London’s West End and was developed in collaboration with the creators of Stranger Things.[2] For her play, she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award, WhatsOnStage Award, Outer Critics Circle Award and Drama League Award.
Filmography
[edit ]Film
[edit ]- Souls of Totality (2018) – co-writer
- How to Be Alone (2019) – writer and director
- Fear Street Part Three: 1666 (2021) – co-writer
Television
[edit ]- Stranger Things (2017–2025) – writer; co-executive producer
- Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen (2026) – co-writer
Theatre
[edit ]- Stranger Things: The First Shadow (2023) – writer
Awards and nominations
[edit ]| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Drama Series | Stranger Things | Nominated | [4] |
| 2024 | Laurence Olivier Award | Best Entertainment or Comedy Play | Stranger Things: The First Shadow | Nominated | [5] |
| WhatsOnStage Awards | Best New Play | Nominated | [6] | ||
| 2025 | Drama League Award | Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Play | Nominated | [7] | |
| Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Nominated | [8] |
External links
[edit ]- Kate Trefry at IMDb
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Kate Trefry, Playwright". stageagent.com. Retrieved 2025年12月07日.
- ^ a b Robbins, Regina (2025年08月07日). "How Do You Turn a Sci-Fi Series into a Stage Sensation?". tdf. Retrieved 2025年12月08日.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Tran, Maison (September 12, 2022). "Primetime Emmys 2022: The full list of winners and nominees". NPR. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
- ^ Tran, Maison (September 12, 2022). "Primetime Emmys 2022: The full list of winners and nominees". NPR. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
- ^ McClintock, Pamela (April 14, 2024). "Olivier Awards Winners 2024: Nicole Scherzinger, Sarah Snook Among Honorees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
- ^ "The 2024 WhatsOnStage Awards Full List of Winners". TheaterMania. February 11, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
- ^ "Photos: 2025 Drama League Awards (Winners, Nicole Scherzinger, Sam Pinkleton & More)". Playbill. Retrieved 2025年05月09日.
- ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (May 12, 2025). "Maybe Happy Ending Leads 2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards; See the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Retrieved May 9, 2026.