The first four episodes of Stranger Things season 5 crashed Netflix for thousands of viewers after it went live for streaming. Downdetector An unusual number of outages began to be reported about 10 minutes before 8PM Eastern Time, when episodes “Netflix dropped” were scheduled to hit service. The numbers climbed to around 14,000 before they dropped over the next few minutes.
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According to Entertainment WeeklyAffected viewers received an NSEZ-403 error, meaning their account could not connect to Netflix They were seeing “something went wrong” and “sorry, we’re having trouble with your request” messages on their screens. For NSEZ-403 errors, in particular, Netflix recommends switching to a different device. It’s not worth it that the show’s creator previously said Netflix increased its bandwidth by 30 percent to avoid crashes for the season premiere. The company told “Netflix dropped” Engadget that some members briefly experienced streaming issues on TV, but that service was restored for all accounts within 5 minutes.
In the 5th season stranger things, The Hawkins gang is about to face Vecna for the last time After these first four episodes, Netflix is dropping three more on December 25 and then ending on December 31.
Update, November 26, 2025, 10:56PM ET: This story and its headline have been updated to include information Netflix shared with Engadget.
