The third season of Stranger Things released on July 4 and it has been driving the fans of the show insane. The Netflix series which premiered its first season in 2016 left the audiences impressed with its thrilling story. The fan base of the show kept on increasing and now, the success of the third season shows that it has become one of Netflix's most-watched shows in the first four days of its release. According to the data released by Netflix US, 40.7 million accounts have watched Stranger Things 3 in the four days since its July 4th premiere. Netflix’s Stranger Things 3 Review: The Other-Worldly Adventures of Eleven and Co Just Got Bigger, Funnier and Ickier!

The Twitter account of Netflix released the numbers of the show's viewing and it has been incredibly high. According to the streaming giant, 18.2 million users have already completed the entire season. As per the company's metrics system, a view is counted as anyone having watched at least 70 per cent of an episode or movie.

Check out Netflix's tweet here:

Netflix recently broke its movie record in June, when Jenifer Aniston and Adam Sandler starrer Murder Mystery fetched nearly 30.9 million views in three days and now Stranger Things has managed to beat even that record. The series starring Millie Bobby Brown, Sadie Sink, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin and Noah Schnapp in lead roles took things a notch higher with the new season.  Stranger Things 3: These Episode Titles Will Prepare You For What's In Store in the Third Season of the Netflix Show.

The third season not only brought the Mind-Flayer back, they even amped up the human villains. If you haven't watched it yet, we won't give you any spoilers but you should know that Eleven and her friends team-up for something big this time as the town of Hawkins finds itself in some real big trouble this time.

The third season of the show is currently streaming on Netflix and consists of eight episodes. Considering that it has now become Netflix's most-viewed show in its first four days of release, it may a good time for you to start catching up on the series if you haven't watched it till now.

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