“Stranger Things” fans worldwide logged Netflix delays and stalled-out starts for the first 20 minutes of Season 5’s launch, according to user-generated reporting tool Outage.Report.
Just as millions of fans were getting ready to re-enter the Upside Down, some hit a wall when clicking through at the 5 p.m. PT start time and were met with a banner on the screen: “Something went wrong. Sorry, we’re having trouble with your request. You’ll find lots to explore on the home page.”
Response on social media was explosive, with one fan lamenting, “Of course Netflix f–king crashed. I CANT DO THIS.”
“Waited all day in excitement just for Netflix to crash,” wrote another.
Some users were even bracing themselves for disappointment: “How we’re gonna be watching ‘Stranger Things 5’ since Netflix is most certainly gonna crash,” one prescient fan predicted, sharing a glitchy clip of “Scary Movie 2” to match.
Representatives for Netflix did not immediately response to TheWrap’s request for comment.
NETFLIX HAS CRASHED I REPEAT NETFLIX HAS CRASHED pic.twitter.com/arlKSCoYpJ
— WesNemo (@WesNemo) November 27, 2025
of course netflix fucking crashed I CANT DO THIS. pic.twitter.com/lgKm0aKpCl
— ang (@IIMMUNITY) November 27, 2025
Waited all day in excitement just for Netflix to crash pic.twitter.com/obGZBtv8w5
— EGY BLEEP (@bleeproni) November 27, 2025
More to come …
