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Release of the latest season of 'Stranger Things' crashes Netflix
A few minutes after the show’s release time, more than 13,000 users had complained to the California based streaming company about their inability to access the service.
July 2, 2022 11:11am
Updated: July 2, 2022 11:46am
The premiere of the latest season of Stranger Things on Friday reportedly caused Netflix’s streaming service to crash, according to subscribers.
The California based media company released the first part of the fourth season of the popular TV show Stranger Things on May 27. The first half of the season included seven episodes.
On Friday at 3 p.m. EST, Netflix released the second part of the latest season, which includes the final two episodes. The two episodes together run for nearly four hours.
However, at the time of its release, many users took to social media to complain about Netflix’s crash.
anyones else’s netflix crashed? i’m assuming too many ppl online waiting for volume 2😭 pic.twitter.com/ZaiKCWxv6Y
— alyssa (@alyssa64490887) July 1, 2022
me waiting patiently after netflix crashed pic.twitter.com/YZ7X56vhai
— hejo (@heizdu) July 1, 2022
Stay up all night to watch stranger things finale and Netflix crashed. I feel like such a loser rn
— The Rat King (@rzg3_) July 1, 2022
A few minutes after the show’s release time, more than 13,000 users had complained about their inability to access the service.
Netflix, however, seemed to have resolved the problem within half an hour of the chaos.
The fourth season of Stranger Things already broke the record as Netflix’s top English-Language TV season ever. The first have of the season has already been viewed for 781 million hours since its release.
It was confirmed that there would be a fifth season of Stranger Things, although no release date has been announced. The fifth season will be the last one.
