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Stranger Things Season 5 Breaks Netflix's All-Time Streaming Record

2025-12-02 21:39
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Stranger Things Season 5 Breaks Netflix's All-Time Streaming Record

Stranger Things season 5 shatters Netflix's major all-time streaming record following the release of its first four episodes on November 26.

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Stranger Things season 5 shatters Netflix's major all-time streaming record following the release of its first four episodes on November 26.

In just its first four days, Stranger Things season 5 has amassed 59.6 million views and broken the record for the biggest premiere week ever for an English-language series on Netflix.

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