The final two episodes of Stranger Things 4, Volume 2 were released today (July 1) with fans eagerly awaiting for the new series to drop on Netflix.
However the popular show proved too much for the streaming service which resulted in it crashing leaving viewers unable to watch it. It’s understood the issue is primarily affecting mobile users.
Instead of watching the highly-anticipated final episodes, many people were instead greeted by a black screen with a message telling them there was an error. Whilst the problem seems to have resolved for most, some are still unable to watch it according to social media posts.
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It read: "Network Error. There is a problem trying to connect to Netflix. Please try again later."
According to DownDetector, the streaming service crashed between 2am and 5am in the UK with problems will ongoing. But it wasn't just people in the UK that are affected with reports of it being down in locations such as Australia, the US and India.
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Taking to the comments one said: "You would think Netflix would be prepared for the large amount of traffic coming in for the show release. How did it manage to crash within seconds?"
Another added: "I did not just count down the seconds like it’s New Years for Netflix to crash" whilst a third wrote: "Stranger Things volume 2 is so massive that it’s managed to crash Netflix. Love that for us."
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