November 26, 2025, 3:01 pm | Read time: 3 minutes
On November 27, “Stranger Things” Season 5 premieres on Netflix with the first batch of new episodes. Fans have waited a long time, but now the finale can finally begin. The anticipation is high, as shown in the days leading up to the premiere by the charts. The popular Netflix series has already achieved an unprecedented milestone in advance.
Chart Success for “Stranger Things” Even Before Season 5
Fans and newcomers alike need to refresh their memories of past events. Four seasons with often hours-long episodes are no small task, but fans are motivated to tackle it.
As Netflix now reports for the week of November 17 to 23, 2025, “Stranger Things” made it into the charts multiple times even before Season 5 on Netflix. According to the U.S. industry magazine “Variety,” this is the first time in the streaming service’s history that an original series has occupied four chart positions in the Top 10 simultaneously.
“Stranger Things” Seasons 1-4 with Massive Viewership
The most successful during the surveyed period was the first season from 2016, which reached third place on the best list. Season 4 landed in fifth place, the second season in seventh, and the third season took ninth place.
The viewership numbers were as follows:
- Season 1 – 4.1 million views
- Season 4 – 3.3 million views
- Season 2 – 3.1 million views
- Season 3 – 3.1 million views
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This is the English-Language Series Top 10 on Netflix
According to Netflix, alongside “Stranger Things” Seasons 2 and 3, the wrestling event “Raw 2025 – November 17, 2025” and “Gabby’s Dollhouse: Season 12” also reached 3.1 million views. Technically, they all share the sixth place. Why Netflix arranged them in the current order is unknown.
The current English-language series Top 10 is as follows:
- “The Beast in Me: Limited Series” – 14.1 million views
- “Absentia” Season 1 – 8.2 million views
- “Stranger Things” Season 1 – 4.1 million views
- “Absentia” Season 2 – 4 million views
- “Stranger Things” Season 4 – 3.3 million views
- “Raw 2025 – November 17, 2025” – 3.1 million views
- “Stranger Things” Season 2 – 3.1 million views
- “Gabby’s Dollhouse: Season 12” – 3.1 million views
- “Stranger Things” Season 3 – 3.1 million views
- “Absentia” Season 3 – 2.3 million views
“Stranger Things” Season 5 Will Be a Milestone for Netflix
Where the new season of “Stranger Things” will ultimately rank remains to be seen. However, it is highly expected to achieve milestones and even set new records.
After all, it remains one of the most important and well-known series for Netflix. And Season 4 is still the third most successful English-language series season of all time. Due to its immense popularity, another entry in the history books is assured.
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By the way, the new season will not only cause a stir as a pure streaming event. For the first time ever, Netflix is launching a format simultaneously as VoD and in theaters, as the last episode will also appear on the big screen. This is confirmed for the U.S. market. For Germany, there is no confirmation yet, but it is still considered very likely. Fans should keep an eye out for news on this if interested.