The 'Stranger Things' Connection To Netflix's Success

Netflix sees "Stranger Things" as a major investment, and the show's success could very well determine the future of the company itself.

In Netflix's battle to keep subscribers, "Stranger Things" is a fortress.

The fourth season finale of the hit retro sci-fi thriller debuted last week, and it quickly became the platform's most popular English-language original series ever — garnering more than one billion hours of views in less than a month.  

Created by brothers Matt and Ross Duffer, "Stranger Things" is about a group of friends in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana fighting mysterious monsters in "the upside down."