With the fifth and final season on the horizon, Netflix's flagship sci-fi series Stranger Things is enjoying unprecedented streaming success.

Over the last several months, Netflix has been betting big on airing live streaming events. On top of inking a 10-year $5 billion deal to stream WWE content internationally, the company has also invested big in airing live boxing events.

Residents of the U.K. are able to watch The Great British Bake Off free on Channel 4. New episodes air at 8 p.m. in the U.K. (that's 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT) on Tuesdays. Don't live in the U.K.? You can still stream like you do with the help of a VPN.

Netflix's new easy-to-binge Homeland replacement surges onto streaming charts as audiences flock to the streamer to watch the crime thriller.