Netflix has crashed in a “global outage” just as users were trying to watch the new season of You. Streamers reported seeing an error code while trying to log into the service on Thursday.
Downdetector reported a massive spike in complaints from users at 9pm with the largest clusters of malfunctions coming from major America cities, such as New York, Chicago, Dallas, and Los Angeles.
One Netflix user claimed the streaming giant was working on the issue. They wrote in Downdetector’s comment section: “I called Netflix today and they said it’s a new problem and they’re working on it.”
Another said: “I was signed out of Netflix on my PS5 which never happens I tried to sign in again and now every time it goes to load it says unable to connect to Netflix try again every time I try again shows me the same thing.”
Netflix is down in a number of countries
It comes as season five of the popular show You was released today. Fans reacted with fury when they tried to log on to binge on the psychological thriller only to be greeted by an error screen.
One UK user wrote on X: “Anyone else’s Netflix down? I wanted to watch You.”
Another was in the middle of an episode when it crashed. They said: “My Netflix down and I was in the middle of my episode of You.”
The psychological thriller has a cult following (Image: © 2023 Netflix, Inc.)
A third said: “Netflix down and I’m trying to watch YOU.” While a fourth said: “Is Netflix down for anyone else?! I’m trying to watch YOU season 5.”
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