Today, after the release of the first four episodes of the fifth season of the series 'Stranger Things', Netflix viewers faced serious problems connecting to the platform. According to Downdetector, the number of complaints about the inconvenience surged rapidly – reaching 14,000 reports just minutes before the premiere.
Users reported an NSEZ-403 error that prevented them from connecting to the service. Instead of the desired content, messages appeared on screens with the text 'Something went wrong' or 'There was a problem with your request.' Netflix recommends trying to watch on another device.
Official response from Netflix
The company confirmed that temporary streaming issues occurred on certain televisions. However, service representatives assured that all accounts were restored in less than five minutes.
To avoid system overload, Netflix increased bandwidth by 30% during the premiere.
What’s next?
The first four episodes of the fifth season are already available for viewing, the next three episodes will appear on December 25, and the season finale will be presented on December 31. In addition, the company Casio released themed watches for $150 for fans of this popular series.
The service also reported similar problems that occurred with connections to other sites, such as ChatGPT and X, which resulted from an outage at Cloudflare.
