Add 'Netflix' to the List of Things Luke Cage Has Broken

The site was so overwhelmed with visitors the day after 'Luke Cage' premiered, it crashed for two hours.

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Luke Cage

We anticipated that Luke Cage would be a hugely popular hit for Netflix, but didn't expect viewers would crash the site the day after it was released. It did just that on Saturday afternoon, and was out of commission for about two hours. 

Um Netflix is down are you kidding me pic.twitter.com/tBfrQRPfb5

— ALIEN SUPERSTAR (@mgaywatson) October 1, 2016

When Netflix goes down while you're watching #LukeCage pic.twitter.com/a0bCARfcN0

— Marvel__News (@Marvel__News) October 1, 2016

Netflix fixing their servers right now like... #LukeCage # pic.twitter.com/tby2NVUW4L

— Luke Cage (@LukeCage) October 1, 2016

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

I really hope people were so thirsty for @LukeCage that we brought down Netflix. https://t.co/dd08hzP5ea

— Kelly Bauer (@BauerJournalism) October 1, 2016

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

Netflix came in for the rescue Saturday afternoon, tweeting that "not all heroes wear capes."

Another bit of news from the Luke Cage premiere: it seems that (spoiler alert!) if the last episode of the season is any indication, Netflix is gearing up for the release of Iron Fist next year. One of the episode's closing montages showed Claire Temple walking through Harlem's streets when she stumbles on a flyer advertising martial arts and self-defense classes taught by Colleen Wing (a close ally of Iron Fist).

Happy binge-watching.

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