Superhero Luke Cage can thank Netflix’s engineers for coming to his rescue.
The streaming service was down for more than two hours on Saturday, one day after the debut of a live-action series featuring the Marvel Comics hero.
In a message posted on Twitter, Netflix acknowledged it was aware of streaming issues and was working quickly to solve them.
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 users had begun complaining on Twitter that the site was down about half an hour earlier.
Right in the middle of of a good #LukeCage binge and @netflix goes down. pic.twitter.com/iogmqjPCzb
— Matt Arnold (@matma) October 1, 2016
BREAKING: #Netflix is down. Millions of young adults forced to potentially face tasks they have expertly been procrastinating from.
— deondre. (@dresvibe) October 1, 2016
Wonder how many kids will be born 9 months from tonight? 'Well son, Netflix was down so there was nothing else to do' #netflixdown
— Andrew Hayward (@AndrewHayward_) October 1, 2016
Just over two hours after acknowledging the problem, Netflix tweeted that the issue had been resolved.
And we're back! The streaming issues we reported are now resolved.
— Netflix CS (@Netflixhelps) October 1, 2016
Netflix did not immediately respond to an email request for details on the problem, including how widespread it was or its cause.
