“Stranger Things” didn’t just return — it turned Netflix’s viewing records upside down with a record-breaking debut for Season 5. After a three-year wait, fans were eager to return to Hawkins for “one last adventure,” propelling the first batch of episodes to 59.6 million global views, the biggest premiere ever for an English-language Netflix series.

That milestone dethrones the previous record holder, “Wednesday” Season 1, which amassed 56 million views during its first four days. It also puts “Stranger Things” Season 5 just behind the two premiere-week juggernauts of seasons 2 and 3 of Korean-language series “Squid Game,” per Screen Rant .

In a statement celebrating the massive reception, creators Matt and Ross Duffer said:

“The sheer number of fans who have already watched Volume 1

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