Stranger Things season 5: Netflix crashes again as final episode premieres
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Stranger Things season 5 finale was released today, much to the excitement of fans. However, with this streaming giant, Netflix crashed. Read to know more details.
Sci-fi thriller show Stranger Things season 5 finale finally premiered today across the world on New Year's Eve. But it seems like the streaming giant Netflix crashed briefly, which was due to the influx of fans logging on to watch the highly anticipated episode titled "Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up".
Netflix crashes as Stranger Things season 5 finale premieres; netizens' reaction
Soon after it premiered on the streaming giant, some viewers attempted to log in but were met with a message, "Something went wrong. Sorry, we're having trouble with your request. You'll find lots to explore on the home page."
Netizens took to X to share their reaction. One user wrote, "My Netflix has crashed twice already three minutes into the Stranger Things finale."
Another user wrote, "It seems Netflix has crashed due to the Stranger Things finale."
"It looks like Netflix has crashed following the release of the last episode of Stranger Things season 5", wrote the third user.
All about Stranger Things season 5
The fifth and final season of Stranger Things, which consists of eight episodes, was released in three parts. The first two volumes premiered on November 26 and December 25, 2025, with the finale released on New Year's Eve.
The show follows the events after the fourth season in 1987, in which the group seeks to find and kill Vecna when a rift appears throughout Hawkins.
Produced by the show's creators, the Duffer Brothers, along with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen. The final season stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, and Brett Gelman, among others.
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