Stranger Things Season 5 BREAKS Netflix! Gets Biggest English-Language Series Debut In OTT's History

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Things Season 5 smashed a major record on Netflix. Vecna's return to Hawkins has fetched the streamer its biggest premiere for an English-language show to date. In the latest numbers revealed by the OTT giant, Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 1 crossed 284.2 million hours in five days. This equates to 59.6 million views, making it the biggest premiere week ever for an English-language show in the history of Netflix. It not only secured No. 1 on the English TV list, but the show also received a third-best overall debut following Korean hit Squid Game's two seasons: Season 2 and Season 3.

Stranger Things Season 5's record-breaking debut

Stranger Things Season 5 premiered on Netflix on November 26 and November 27 due to time zone differences. It made it into the Top 10 in all 93 countries tracked, emerging as No. 1 in 91 of them (barring South Korea and Japan, where it remained No. 6 and No. 2)Infact, Stranger Things ruled half of the Top 10, another milestone for any English series. Its all five seasons made it to the list: Season 1 at No. 3 (8.9 million views), Season 4 at No. 5 (6.1 million views), Season 2 at No. 6 (5.6 million views), and Season 3 at No. 8 (4.6 million views). This placed the first four seasons at a combined 1.2 billion views since their premiere.

Duffer Brothers react to viewership milestone

Reacting to the ever-growing viewership of Stranger Things Season 5, that's heading for its finale on New Year's Eve, its creators, the Duffer Brothers said, "The sheer number of fans who have already watched Volume 1 is staggering — the response has been more than we ever could have dreamed. The show is now a decade old, and seeing the fanbase not only endure but continue to grow has been incredibly rewarding for us, the actors, and the thousands of artists who helped bring this story to life. We truly cannot thank everyone enough, and we are beyond excited to share Volume 2 — there's so much more to come!"ALSO READ: Stranger Things 5: Indian Fans Unhappy As Advance Booking Opens For Theatrical Release Of Finale In US, Canada - 'We Deserve!'

About Stranger Things Season 5

Stranger Things Season 5 takes us back to Hawkins where the group is reassembling to take down Vecna and end the Upside Down once and for all. The season released its first four episodes, ending it on a cliffhanger with Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) unlocking his powers from the Hive Mind.Stranger Things Season 5 will drop its Volume 2 with the next three episodes on December 25. Its big finale will arrive on Netflix and in select theaters in the US and Canada on December 31.