Within minutes of releasing the final series of Stranger Things, Netflix briefly froze, leaving viewers unable to stream the opening episodes.
Outage tracker Downdetector recorded over 14,000 reports in the US and 200 in India. Netflix said the issue affected streaming on TV devices but was resolved within five minutes.
Co-creator Ross Duffer stated on Instagram that Netflix had increased bandwidth by 30% to prevent a crash. The streaming service has previously crashed during major events like the Tyson-Paul fight and a Love is Blind reunion.
All previous seasons of Stranger Things entered Netflix's top 10 charts the day before the finale, a first for any show. Season five, which dropped its first four episodes on Wednesday, has been three years in the making and features a time jump.
The new season is said to include the most violent death yet. The cast, including Millie Bobby Brown and Finn Wolfhard, have aged out of their teenage roles. Sadie Sink described filming final scenes as "saying goodbye to your childhood".
