Did Luke Cage Break Netflix? Social Media Thinks So

While millions of people were streaming Netflix’s Luke Cage over the weekend, the streaming service suffered an hourlong outage Saturday. Suggested Reading Black Celebs Who Blessed Miami Art Basel 2025 GloRilla Gives Update on Friendship With Young Thug Months After Viral Negative Tweets Even More Crazy Events No One Could Have Predicted in 2025 Video…

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October 3, 2016

While millions of people were streaming Netflix’s Luke Cage over the weekend, the streaming service suffered an hourlong outage Saturday.

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Hi all – we are aware of streaming issues and we are working quickly to solve them. We will update you when they are resolved.
— Netflix CS (@Netflixhelps) October 1, 2016

Could it be that Luke Cage’s release had everyone firing up their Netflix accounts and the company’s servers couldn’t handle the massive traffic? Netflix didn’t confirm or deny that Luke Cage caused the outage, but many users on social media assumed so:

DId y'all break NETFLIX ? #LukeCage
— Cheo Hodari Coker (@cheo_coker) October 1, 2016

If you enjoyed Netflix Being Down, you might also like Going Outside, Dealing With Other Humans, or Screaming Into The Abyss.
— Joseph Scrimshaw (@JosephScrimshaw) October 1, 2016

https://twitter.com/sedonahuffty/status/782318412177534977

Got some heroes at #Netflix fixing things. They're all over it. Meantime, keep this in mind. #LukeCage pic.twitter.com/eUPkE8dH5H
— Luke Cage (@LukeCage) October 1, 2016

If it makes you feel any better, we make incredible data visualizations at @Netflix, so I'm sure the outage look awesome on a chart
— Elijah Meeks (elijahmeeks.bsky.social) (@Elijah_Meeks) October 1, 2016

https://twitter.com/alicialutes/status/782306323685707776

Netflix’s longest outage occurred on Christmas Eve in 2012, and it lasted 10 hours.

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