Sunday 3 July 2022 09:24 PM Hotly anticipated Stranger Things finale was so popular it crashed trends now

Sunday 3 July 2022 09:24 PM Hotly anticipated Stranger Things finale was so popular it crashed trends now
Sunday 3 July 2022 09:24 PM Hotly anticipated Stranger Things finale was so popular it crashed Netflix trends now

Sunday 3 July 2022 09:24 PM Hotly anticipated Stranger Things finale was so popular it crashed Netflix trends now

Netflix crashed as fans around the world rushed to watch Stranger Things after the highly anticipated release of the final two episodes season four.

The overwhelming influx of viewers pushed Netflix beyond its capacity, leaving thousands of furious subscribers with tech issues.

More than 13,000 users complained of errors around 3am EST Friday - just moments after the episodes launched on the streaming service, DownDetector reported.

The show's fourth installment had already set the set the record as the No. 1 English-language series on Netflix after the first seven episodes were released on May 27.

Stranger Things 4 Volume 1 racked up 930.3 million hours of streaming viewership in its first 28 days on Netflix, breaking a record previously held by Bridgerton, another platform original series.

The entire platform was down Friday and returned a message telling subscribers 'this page isn't working.' Another message instructed viewers: 'Please try again later'

The entire platform was down Friday and returned a message telling subscribers 'this page isn't working.' Another message instructed viewers: 'Please try again later'

Netflix crashed as fans around the world rushed to watch Stranger Things early Friday morning after the highly anticipated release of the final two episodes season four

Netflix crashed as fans around the world rushed to watch Stranger Things early Friday morning after the highly anticipated release of the final two episodes season four

A peak of more than 13,000 users complained of errors around 3am EST Friday - just moments after the episodes launched on the streaming service, DownDetector reported

A peak of more than 13,000 users complained of errors around 3am EST Friday - just moments after the episodes launched on the streaming service, DownDetector reported

Given the initial success of Stranger Things 4, it should come as no surprise that dedicated fans anxiously counting down the new episodes overloaded Netflix.

The entire platform was down Friday and returned a message telling subscribers 'this page isn't working.' Another message instructed viewers: 'Please try again later.'

Netflix resolved the streaming issue within half an hour, reports indicate, but not before livid fans aired their frustrations out on Twitter. 

'I did not just count down the seconds like it's New Years for Netflix to crash #StrangerThings,' one fan fumed.

'Netflix crash? Please let me watch Stranger Things or I'll cry,' begged another subscriber, with someone else tweeting: 'The power of the stranger things fandom to literally crash Netflix... unparalleled.' 

Another added: 'Y'all I didn't wait 3 years for this finale for Netflix to crash on me.'

The Stranger Things Writing Room confirmed the crash, tweeting how Netflix told them 'the release last night did in fact cause a server crash!'

The Stranger Things Writing Room confirmed the crash, tweeting how Netflix told them 'the release last night did in fact cause a server crash!'

Proud: After the site crashed David Harbour (Jim Hopper) took to his Instagram stories wriign: 'Scener.com just crashed, I'm proud of you nerds'

Proud: After the site crashed David Harbour (Jim Hopper) took to his Instagram stories wriign: 'Scener.com just crashed, I'm proud of you nerds'

Jamie Campbell Bower tweeted: 'Ya'll broke the internet! Lol'

Jamie Campbell Bower tweeted: 'Ya'll broke the internet! Lol'

The show's cast also couldn't help but gush over how the show's unique fanbase forced the platform to reach capacity.

David Harbour, who plays Jim Hopper in the show, took to his Instagram stories writing: 'Scener.com just crashed, I'm proud of you nerds'.

Jamie Campbell Bower - who portrays Peter Ballard, a character later revealed to be villian Vecna - tweeted: 'Ya'll

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