According to “Variety,” the final two episodes of the Netflix-streamed sci-fi horror drama series “Stranger Things 4” caused the server to crash.
When “Stranger Things 4” Volume 2 went up at 3 a.m. (U.S. Eastern Standard Time), user reports of Netflix issues increased, according to the global uptime-monitoring website Downdetector.com.
According to “Variety,” Netflix error reports reached a height of almost 13,000 at the top of the hour before things started to settle down within a half-hour.
In its first four weeks of availability, “Stranger Things 4” already holds the record for being the No. 1 English-language series on the service, according to data provided by Netflix based on total viewing hours.
Matt and Ross Duffer, often known as the Duffer Brothers, are the creators, writers, and executive producers of “Stranger Things.”
Winona Ryder (Joyce Byers), David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, Priah Ferguson, Brett Gelman, Cara Buono, and Matthew Modine are among the cast members of the supernatural horror-thriller.