Stranger Things 5 sets a historic Netflix record. New season of sci-fi hit outclasses Wednesday

The first part of Stranger Things 5 had the biggest premiere of any English-language series on Netflix. The new episodes from the Duffer Brothers were watched 59.6 million times in just the first five days. This breaks the previous record held by Wednesday at 56 million views. However, Squid Game season two remains the most popular, with 68 million views.







