Stranger Things Season 4 Volume 2’s Release Crashed Netflix, Subscribers Report

Fans heartily awaited the release of the final two episodes of Stranger Things season 4.

And just minutes after the final instalment dropped at 8am UK time (12am PT/3am EST) on Friday, Netflix crashed, with fans around the world taking to social media to openly show their frustration.

Within minutes of Season 4 Part 2 being released on the streaming service, the entire platform was down and returned a message telling subscribers ‘this page isn’t working,’ and instructing others to: ‘please try again later’.

The incident is proof of just how excited fans are to find out if Eleven, Mike, Max, Steve and co can defeat Vecna and finally clear the name of Eddie.

The overwhelming influx of fans appears to have pushed Netflix beyond its capacity, leaving thousands of furious subscribers to share news of their tech issues to Twitter.

One fan furiously said:

‘I did not just count down the seconds like it’s New Years for Netflix to crash #StrangerThings.’
‘Netflix crash? Please let me watch Stranger Things or I’ll cry,’ begged another subscriber, with someone else tweeting: ‘The power of the stranger things fandom to literally crash netflix… unparalleled.’ 

The fourth season has already brought with it many twists, turns, and plotline surprises as well as the show’s most sinister villain yet: terrifying hell demon, Vecna, played by British actor Jamie Campbell Bower.

The mind-bending finale of Season 4 part 1 revealed that Vecna’s true identity was Henry Creel aka Number One, shocking viewers.