The start of the New Year brought big expectations for fans of global streaming content in India. One of Netflix’s most iconic series wrapped up its long journey with a highly anticipated finale but the audience response turned out to be more surprising than expected. Instead of dominating viewing charts the much-talked-about release found itself competing with a very different kind of show one built on humour conversation and familiar faces. Stranger Things season 5 releases in India The final episode of Stranger Things Season 5 became available for Indian viewers on January 1 at 6:30 am. The series which has enjoyed massive popularity for nearly a decade marked its conclusion with an intense showdown in Hawkins. Fans had waited years to see how the story of Eleven and her friends would finally end. Despite the early-morning release and global buzz the show did not claim the top position on India’s Netflix charts. The Great Indian Kapil Show takes the top spot At the time of reporting the most-watched show on Netflix in India was The Great Indian Kapil Show hosted by Kapil Sharma. The latest episode from Season 4 featured members of the Indian women’s cricket team bringing sports stars and comedy together in a format that strongly appealed to Indian audiences. Guests included Harmanpreet Kaur Richa Ghosh Jemimah Rodrigues Shafali Verma Deepti Sharma Renuka Singh Harleen Deol Radha Yadav Pratika Rawal and head coach Amol Mazumdar. Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana did not appear in the episode. About The Great Indian Kapil Show Season 4 of The Great Indian Kapil Show premiered on Netflix on December 20. The first episode featured Priyanka Chopra Jonas as the guest setting a strong tone for the season. New episodes of the comedy talk show are released every Saturday at 8 pm. Over time the show has hosted a wide range of well-known personalities from cinema sports music and business making it a consistent crowd-puller for Indian viewers. About the most-awaited finale While Stranger Things settled for the second position on the charts it still performed better than several other series currently streaming in India. The final season ended with Eleven Will Mike Lucas Dustin Max Steve Hopper Joyce and the rest of the Hawkins gang facing their long-time enemy Vecna and the OG villain Mind Flayer one last time. However the finale has received mixed reactions from fans and long-time followers of the series with some praising the emotional closure and others feeling divided about the ending and wasted potentials.