The highly anticipated Volume 1 of the fifth and final season landed on Netflix last week — and instantly shattered records. According to Netflix, the four first episodes achieved the biggest premiere week ever for an English-language show in the platform’s history, amassing 59.6 million views and claiming the No. 1 spot on the English TV list. The new season entered the Top 10 in all 93 countries tracked and reached No. 1 in 90 of them—a testament to the show’s unmatched global resonance.
Even more impressively, the entire Stranger Things collection has entered Netflix’s Top 10 rankings—the first time this has ever occurred for an English-language series. All five seasons climbed the chart simultaneously, showcasing the series’ enduring power to engage and captivate audiences years after its debut. Together, the first four seasons have now surpassed 1.2 billion combined views !