Stranger
Things
Season
4
has
become
Netflix's
most-watched
show
during
the
premiere
weekend.
It
also
became
the
most
viewed
English-language
series
on
the
streaming
platform
and
broke
the
record
for
the
biggest
ever
premiere
weekend
held
by
Bridgerton
2.
Stranger
Things
backed
by
the
Duffer
Brothers
racked
up
286.79
million
hours
of
viewing
time
worldwide
in
the
release
weekend.
The
hit
show
led
by
Millie
Bobby
Brown,
David
Harbour,
Finn
Wolfhard,
Winona
Ryder
and
others
released
on
May
27.
Notably,
Bridgerton
which
released
in
2021
had
193
million
hours
of
watch
time
over
its
opening
weekend
in
March.
Bridgerton
in
28
days
of
its
release
also
bagged
the
title
of
Netflix's
most-watched
English-language
series
of
all
time
with
656.26
million
hours
of
viewing
across
the
globe.
Fans
are
expecting
that
Stranger
Things
may
break
that
record
soon
enough.
According
to
Netflix's
newly
released
Top
10
ranking,
the
sci-fi
series
was
viewed
for
287
million
hours
during
the
May
23-30
week,
making
up
the
44%
in
just
3
three
days
post-release.
The
first
three
seasons
reportedly
have
a
combined
84.55
million
hours
of
viewing
time
from
May
21-27.
With
season
4,
the
show
has
also
been
making
headlines
for
its
unusual
runtime.
The
shortest
episode
is
63
minutes
long
while
episode
7
clocks
in
at
a
movie-length
98
minutes.
Meanwhile,
Stranger
Things
4
will
return
with
a
part
2
consisting
of
the
last
two
episodes
which
are
reportedly
feature-length
with
the
finale
of
nearly
two
and
a
half
hours
runtime.
Stranger
Things
Season
4
Part
2
will
arrive
on
Netflix
on
July
1.
The
series
which
first
premiered
on
the
streaming
platform
in
2016,
has
already
been
renewed
for
its
fifth
and
final
season.