"Stranger Things 5" has Record-Breaking Premiere Week on Netflix

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"Stranger Things 5" Turns Netflix Upside Down with Record-Breaking Premiere Week
by Katie Campione
December 2, 2025


"Stranger Things 5" is off to a monstrous start with the biggest premiere week ever for an English-language series on Netflix.

The first four episodes, which debuted on November 26, catapulted the latest season of the Duffer Brothers‘ supernatural drama to No. 1 on the weekly TV rankings with 59.6M global views. That bests the premiere-week record previously held by "Wednesday" Season 1, which accumulated roughly 56M views in its first four days.

The second season of "Squid Game" still holds the all-time premiere-week record with 68M views.



“We are completely overwhelmed by the fan response to this season. It means the world to us, and we know it means just as much to the thousands of cast and crew who poured their blood, sweat, and tears into bringing this story to life,” Matt and Ross Duffer said in a statement to Deadline.

“We’d like to give a special shout-out to all the fans who kept the flame alive during the long lead-up to release — through word of mouth, on social media, in fan art, rewatches, and in the thousands of unforgettable moments we and the cast have shared with you around the world. Your passion didn’t just inspire us; it helped bring a new generation of fans into the world of Stranger Things.”

https://deadline.com/2025/12/strange...ix-1236633162/

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Volume 2 of the final season arrives Dec. 25th at 5pm PT