Did Netflix not learn from last time?
When the series finale of Stranger Things premiered on Netflix at 5 p.m. PT on New Year’s Eve, it appears the streaming platform crashed briefly. This was likely caused by the influx of fans logging on to watch the highly anticipated final episode of the Duffer Brothers-created show, titled “Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up.”
When some viewers attempted to play the finale, they were met with a message that read, “Something went wrong. Sorry, we’re having trouble with your request. You’ll find lots to explore on the home page.”
Some fans quickly took to X to share their complaints. One person wrote, “Waking up since 2 am just to watch Netflix crash unreal craze stranger Things finale,” while another added, “NETFLIX CRASH JUST AS IT HITS 1AM OFC IT FUCKING DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID.”
However, this wasn’t the first time, as Netflix also crashed on Nov. 26 when season five, Volume 1, dropped. At the time, the streamer shared in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, “Some members briefly experienced an issue streaming on TV devices, but service recovered for all accounts within five minutes.”
THR has reached out to Netflix for comment on the second crash, but did not hear back by the time of publication.
The fifth season of Stranger Things was released in three parts: Volume 1 on Nov. 26, Volume 2 on Dec. 25 and the series finale on Dec. 31, which is also playing in theaters.
Check out all of THR‘s Stranger Things season five coverage here.
