'Stranger Things' Star Millie Bobby Brown on Current Relationship With David Harbour After Bullying Claims The streaming service was seemingly back up and running a few minutes after the new season of Stranger Things dropped, and the official Netflix account on X retweeted a user’s comment that read, “STRANGER THINGS IS BACK EVERYONE STFU.” Earlier on Wednesday, co-creator Ross Duffer shared on his Instagram Story, “Netflix increased bandwidth by 30 percent to avoid a crash.” However, that didn’t seem to be enough. Netflix said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter following the crash, “Some members briefly experienced an issue streaming on TV devices, but service recovered for all accounts within five minutes.” Set in the fall of 1987, the final season follows the Hawkins gang as they unite to find and kill the big bad Vecna as the final battle looms. However, their mission is complicated when their town is placed under military quarantine, which has also intensified their hunt for Eleven. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-crashes-stranger-things-season-5-premiere-1236436615/