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The final season of Stranger Things roared to its best opening week ever — and the second-biggest premiere for any Netflix original series.
EXCLUSIVE: 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.
One of the biggest announcements arrived from Netflix on Tuesday, showcasing how wildly popular "Stranger Things" Season 5 was upon its premiere. According to Netflix, it achieved 59.6 million views, which made it "the biggest premiere week ever for an English language show" in the streamer's history.
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Stranger Things Season 5 Makes Netflix History With Biggest Debut
Netflix and the creators of Stranger Things addressed the record-breaking success of the show’s fifth season following its premiere. The team reflected on the milestone as Season 5 delivered the biggest debut for an English-language series in the platform’s history.
Stranger Things season 5 made it into the top 10 in all 93 countries tracked and reached No. 1 in 90 of them, according to Netflix.
“Stranger Things” has de-aged Noah Schnapp (Will Byers) and Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven/Jane Hopper) for flashbacks, but that’s not the case for Winona Ryder’s character, Joyce Byers.
Check out some of the comments from viewers on X (formerly known as Twitter), edited for clarity: @joharisofia: "So… was 'Goddamn' the only word they allowed the Stranger Things cast to use this season?