Stranger Things 4 becomes the most-watched English-language Netflix series, beating Bridgerton Season 2

Stranger Things 4 has so far racked up over 781.04 million watch hours since its May 27 release. This sci-fi horror series was reportedly watched for over 287 million hours in the first three days of release. According to Netflix internal data, Stranger Things 4 left Bridgerton season 2 and Bridgerton season 1 behind to earn the top spot, as the most-watched English-language series on the platform. Notably, the second part of the penultimate season – Stranger Things 4 Volume 2 – is yet to come and will be released on July 1st.

According to Netflix’s Top 10, the first part of the penultimate season of Stranger Things earned the top spot on the list of most-watched English-language shows in the first 28 days of release. Now, Bridgerton season 2 and Bridgerton season 1 take second and third place respectively.

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Previously, Stranger Things 4 broke another Netflix record held by Bridgerton Season 2, when it garnered over 287 hours of viewing in the first week of its release. However, it still hasn’t been able to replace Squid Game with over 1.65 billion hours watched as the most-watched series – in English or not – on Netflix. The fifth season of Money Heist also narrowly surpassed Stranger Things 4 with over 792 million hours watched.

All eyes would now be on Stranger Things Volume 2 which will arrive globally on Netflix on July 1st at 12:30pm IST / 12pm PT. It includes two episodes with a combined running time of over four hours.

Stranger Things Volume 1 is currently streaming on Netflix.