'Stranger Things' Season 5 Release Date Trailer Broke Netflix Viewership Records

Before the long-awaited premiere of the series finale, the Netflix behemoth Stranger Thingsis already breaking records for the streamer. Everyone is surely prepared to stream the conclusion of the beloved series – a monumental event that will heat up the streamer's servers, and move around the records currently held by the other Netflix giants, including Squid Game and Adolescence. However, the series is already breaking records, as the release date video has racked up 250 million views since May 31. The number, excessively high for an announcement video, had the specific information everyone had been craving for years: the release date. The information on the video was surely one of the few reasons why millions tuned in to the recently-held Netflix TUDUM event, where the streamer also announced the return of shows like Wednesday, Squid Game and One Piece.