{"id":16830,"date":"2025-12-04T20:31:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T12:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=16830"},"modified":"2025-12-04T20:31:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T12:31:36","slug":"how-stranger-things-the-star-wars-of-netflix-changed-the-streaming-service-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=16830","title":{"rendered":"How Stranger Things, the Star Wars of Netflix, changed the streaming service forever"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Before the sci-fi series Stranger Things<\/em> premiered on Netflix, several traditional Hollywood studios had already passed on it. Its creators were first-time producers, and unknown young actors were cast in lead roles. Although the show starred kids, it was not for children.<\/p>\n

That was nine years ago. The 1980s-set show about a monster wreaking havoc in the fictional town of Hawkins, in the US state of Indiana, has since struck a chord with Netflix\u2019s global subscribers.<\/p>\n

Stranger Things<\/em> is now one of the streamer\u2019s most culturally significant shows, with its fourth season garnering 140.7 million views in its first three months and ranking third among its top English-language series.<\/p>\n

It was instrumental in growing new branches of business for Netflix<\/span>, including live events and a Broadway production, and inspired brands eager to partner on licensed merchandise. It became a major franchise for the platform, a chance to build a universe around its central characters and create its own version of Star Wars<\/em>.<\/div>\n

The show helped build Netflix\u2019s reputation as a place that makes big bets on original ideas and, if they are a hit, can create a large fandom for such programmes with its worldwide subscriber base.<\/p>\n

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A still from Stranger Things. Photo: Netflix\/dpa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Netflix<\/span> took a chance on showrunner brothers Matt and Ross Duffer. The pair never imagined the series would take off the way it did.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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