'Stranger Things' season 5 announcement video breaks the massive record, creating history
'Stranger Things' season 5 is still months away from release, but that doesn't mean the fantastic series can't break records. The announcements and other clips from the awaited season have been getting love from the audience, and they are going viral on the internet with all anticipation.
'Stranger Things' season 5 broke the records...
According to Variety, the release date announcement video, which was released on May 31, has surpassed 250 million views across all Netflix channels, breaking records for the maximum impressions that neither of the previous similar announcements received in the same timeframe in the history of the platform.
The date was announced during Netflix's Tudum annual event, which was held live at the Kia Forum, Los Angeles. The series would be released in three parts: the first part, consisting of four episodes, would be dropped on November 26, 2025; the second part, consisting of the next three episodes, would be dropped on December 25, 2025; and the finale of the series would be released on December 31, 2025.
The official synopsis of 'Stranger Things' season 5
According to the official synopsis of 'Stranger Things' season 5, the gang will witness, 'The fall of 1987. Hawkins is scarred by the opening of the Rifts, and our heroes are united by a single goal: find and kill Vecna. But he has vanished — his whereabouts and plans unknown."
Furthermore, the synopsis added that the government has placed the town under military quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven. "As the anniversary of Will's disappearance approaches, so does a heavy, familiar dread. The final battle is looming — and with it, a darkness more powerful and more deadly than anything they've faced before. To end this nightmare, they'll need everyone — the full party — standing together, one last time," it added.
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