Stranger Things Fans Are Not Happy As Netflix Crashes Minutes After Season 5 Debuts

Stranger Things is back for its fifth and final season on NetflixIf you’re one of those who stayed up until the wee small hours so you could be among the first people to stream the new instalments of Stranger Things, you may have hit a bit of a frustrating stumbling block.At around three o’clock on Thursday morning, Netflix released the first four episodes of Stranger Things’ fifth and final season, with two more drops set to take place on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve.However, as many settled in to catch up with the Hawkins gang, they found that their Netflix was unable to load, as a surge of users worldwide crashed the platform’s servers.Yes, mere minutes after volume one of Stranger Things’ fifth season debuted on Netflix, the platform briefly crashed, which didn’t exactly go down well with its diehard fanbase who had been waiting more than three years for the next chapter in the sci-fi saga:ofc netflix crashed when st season 5 vol 1 comes out :sob: I JUST WANNA WATCH LEMME IN pic.twitter.com/xnqqqWvfTR— ThanksNick ❤️🩹 (@RealThanksNick) November 27, 2025NETFLIX HAS CRASHED IM CRYINGGGG OMG LET ME IN I WANNA WATCH IT #StrangerThings5pic.twitter.com/F0VPIdU4Kt— — lǝ | el ✪⚓️ (@kvngofmyheart) November 27, 2025NAH NETFLIX FR CRASHED HELP pic.twitter.com/HF5uRtb3rp— ☕️ ʎǝlɥsɐ 🪽🎈 (@irlKrisDreemurr) November 27, 2025my netflix crashed as soon as stranger things came out pic.twitter.com/WF7etHURc9— tay🔪 (@finalgirlswift) November 27, 2025NETFLIX HAS CRASHED I REPEAT NETFLIX HAS CRASHED pic.twitter.com/arlKSCoYpJ— WesNemo (@WesNemo) November 27, 2025of course netflix fucking crashed I CANT DO THIS. pic.twitter.com/lgKm0aKpCl— ang (@IIMMUNITY) November 27, 2025netflix crashing literally one minute before 8pm you got to be kidding me... pic.twitter.com/CXKLtSOpqP— Film Class Guy #1 (@beforekermit) November 27, 2025Everyone going to Twitter to see if Netflix crashed #StrangerThings5pic.twitter.com/GApRd4QWPs— iregretlikingsports (@Jimmy2424555) November 27, 2025It's not just you... 'Stranger Things' Season 5 has crashed Netflix https://t.co/v7CSlWE9fp— ScreenTime (@screentime) November 27, 2025Creator Ross Duffer also revealed on his Instagram that Netflix had increased its bandwidth “by 30 percent to avoid a crash”, only for the show’s popularity to override it anyway.A Netflix spokesperson said (via The Guardian): “Some members briefly experienced an issue streaming on TV devices, but service recovered for all accounts within five minutes.”Reacting to the news, Ross said simply: “Love you guys.”Ross Duffer posting about Stranger Things around the release of season fiveSo far, reviews for the final season have been pretty divided, with some critics hailing it as “thrilling” in a string of four-star reviews, while others have raised issues around pacing and character development.The new episodes feature the return of core cast members like Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin and Millie Bobby Brown, with the story picking up 18 months after the dramatic events of season four.Volume one of Stranger Things’ fifth season is now available to stream on Netflix, with three more episodes due to be released on Christmas Day, ahead of the finale on New Year’s Eve.MORE STRANGER THINGS:Millie Bobby Brown Reflects On Working With David Harbour After Complaint ReportsStranger Things Bosses Tease Show's 'Most Violent Death' Ever In Season 5Finn Wolfhard Weighs In On If There's A Future For Stranger Things Post-Season 5

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