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Stranger Things 5 Scores 59.6M Views in 5 Days, Netflix’s Biggest English-Language Premiere Week

The three-part holiday rollout is fueling a rewatch wave that propels the entire catalog onto Netflix’s charts.

Overview

  • Volume One’s four episodes vaulted all five seasons into Netflix’s global Top 10 simultaneously, a first for any series.
  • The debut ranks behind only Squid Game seasons overall on the platform, according to multiple reports.
  • Viewership far outpaced Season 4’s opening under prior metrics, with one report citing about a 171% surge.
  • Next installments are slated for the late-December window, with outlets variously reporting Dec. 25 or 26 for Volume Two and Dec. 31 or Jan. 1 for the finale.
  • Third-party tracking shows 3.2 million U.S. households sampled Episode 1 over Thanksgiving and 39% finished all four within 48 hours, with some reports noting brief streaming strain at drop.