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Netflix Crashes as ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 Premieres
Headline from The Hollywood Reporter, on the newest of 2 developments
When Volume 1 of the fifth season of Stranger Things premiered on Netflix, fans complained on social media that the streaming service crashed.
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‘Stranger Things’ Becomes Netflix’s First Series to Have Four Seasons in the Top 10 at Once
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Netflix Crashes as ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 Premieres
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