“ Stranger Things ” has pulled Netflix into the Upside Down.

The streamer crashed at 5 p.m. PT on Wednesday, just as the highly anticipated fifth season of the sci-fi series premiered.

The service was down for about three minutes and continues to have bugs for some users. Tens of thousands of people who logged on to watch the sci-fi series were met with an image from “Nailed It!” with the caption: “Something went wrong. Sorry, we’re having trouble with your request. You’ll find lots to explore on the home page.”

By 5:05 p.m., the site seemed to be up and running for most users.

This isn’t the first time Netflix has been overloaded by “Stranger Things” traffic. In July 2022, Variety reported that the streamer was unavailable for a brief period as the final two episodes of Season

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