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'Stranger Things 5' debuts with biggest premiere week views for English show on Netflix

Published Dec 3, 2025 09:55 am  |  Updated Dec 10, 2025 01:04 pm

“Stranger Things 5” set the record for the biggest premiere week views for an English language show on Netflix. 

The first part of the fifth and final season of “Stranger Things” was released on Netflix on Nov. 26. 

On Netflix’s weekly Global Top 10 of the most viewed shows and films for Nov. 24 to 30, “Stranger Things 5” accumulated 59.6 million views to top the English TV shows list, the biggest premiere week views for an English language show on the streaming platform.  

“Stranger Things 5” placed No. 1 in 90 of the 93 countries and territories tracked by Netflix and placed in the top 10 in the remaining three. 

 “The sheer number of fans who have already watched Volume 1 is staggering — the response has been more than we ever could have dreamed. The show is now a decade old, and seeing the fanbase not only endure but continue to grow has been incredibly rewarding for us, the actors, and the thousands of artists who helped bring this story to life. We truly cannot thank everyone enough, and we are beyond excited to share Volume 2 — there’s so much more to come!” said show creators Duffer Brothers, according to Tudum. 

In addition, the first four seasons of “Stranger Things” placed in the top 10 on the English TV shows list.

“The series as a whole dominated half of the Top 10 — another first for any English series,” Tudum stated. It added that seasons 1 to 4 have garnered a total of 1.2 billion views to date. 

The next three episodes will stream on Dec. 25 and the finale on Dec. 31. 

"Stranger Things 5" (Netflix)
"Stranger Things 5" (Netflix)
"Stranger Things 5" (Netflix)
"Stranger Things 5" (Netflix)
"Stranger Things 5" (Netflix)
"Stranger Things 5" (Netflix)
"Stranger Things 5" (Netflix)
"Stranger Things 5" (Netflix)
"Stranger Things 5" (Netflix)

Netflix’s Global Top 10 (Nov. 24 to 30, 2025) 

English Movies

1. Jingle Bell Heist - 19,300,000 (total views)

2. Champagne Problems - 14,400,000

3. KPop Demon Hunters - 10,400,000

4. In Your Dreams - 9,300,000

5. Frankenstein - 7,300,000

6. Train Dreams - 6,900,000

7. The Carman Family Deaths - 4,700,000

8. A Merry Little Ex-Mas - 4,000,000

9. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom - 3,900,000

10. A Man Called Otto - 3,600,000

Netflix's global top 10 English movies (Netflix)
Netflix's global top 10 English movies (Netflix)

Non-English Movies

1. Sunny Sanskari ki Tulsi Kumari - 2,900,000 (total views)

2. Troll - 2,800,000

3. Jolly LLB 3 - 1,700,000

4. Aaryan (Tamil) - 1,500,000

5. Homebound - 1,300,000

6. Bison Kaalamaadan - 1,200,000

7. Sunshine - 1,200,000

8. Left-Handed Girl - 1,200,000

9. Mass Jathara - 1,100,000

10. Caramelo - 1,000,000

Netflix's global top 10 non-English movies (Netflix)
Netflix's global top 10 non-English movies (Netflix)

English TV Shows

1. Stranger Things - 59,600,000 (total views)

2. Kevin Hart: Acting My Age - 9,200,000

3. Stranger Things 1 - 8,900,000

4. The Beast in Me - 7,800,000

5. Stranger Things 4 - 6,100,000

6. Stranger Things 2 - 5,600,000

7. Missing: Dead or Alive? 2 - 5,200,000

8. Stranger Things 3 - 4,600,000

9. Absentia - 4,500,000

10. Mark Rober's CrunchLabs - 4,000,000

Netflix's global top 10 English TV shows (Netflix)
Netflix's global top 10 English TV shows (Netflix)

Non-English TV Shows

1. Dynamite Kiss - 5,500,000 (total views)

2. Last Samurai Standing - 3,200,000

3. The Crystal Cuckoo - 2,600,000

4. Envious - 2,100,000

5. Three Idiots in Kenya -1,900,000

6. As You Stood By - 1,800,000

7. Rulers of Fortune - 1,700,000

8. Delhi Crime - 1,100,000

9. Taxi Driver 3 - 1,100,000

10. Just Alice - 1,000,000

Netflix's global top 10 non-English TV shows (Netflix)
Netflix's global top 10 non-English TV shows (Netflix)
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