Netflix experienced an outage on Wednesday at 5PM PT as Season 5 of Stranger Things premiered on the platform.
The streaming service was down for three minutes and continued to show problems for some users around the world.
Tens of thousands of people attempting to watch the series saw an image from “Nailed It!” with the message: “Something went wrong. Sorry, we’re having trouble with your request. You’ll find lots to explore on the home page.”
Netflix service restored within minutes
By 5:05PM, the site was operating for most users. This marks the second time Stranger Things has caused Netflix to crash.
In July 2022, Variety reported that the streamer was unavailable for a period as the two episodes of Season 4 were released.
Users also encountered Netflix outages during the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight, which was one of the platform’s first live-streamed events.
Stranger Things returns with episodes from its season, more than three years after Season 4 ended. The episodes will show the Hawkins characters as they attempt to find and kill Vecna. The town is under quarantine as Eleven hides from authorities.
Created by Matt and Ross Duffer, Stranger Things stars Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Cara Buono, Priah Ferguson, Eduardo Franco, Brett Gelman, Dacre Montgomery, Matthew Modine, Paul Reiser, Jamie Campbell Bower, Grace Van Dien, Robert Englund, Tyner Rushing and Raphael Luce.
The series remains one of Netflix’s most-watched series.
