Netflix reverses subscriber decline with help from Stranger Things and Dahmer

Streaming service adds 2.4m subscribers in past three months to comfortably beat forecasts after challenging' first half of year

Netflix added 2.4m new subscribers in the last three months, more than twice what had been expected and reversing back-to-back quarters of decline, the company announced on Tuesday.

The streaming company had been expected to add 1m new subscribers over the latest quarter, which included the release of hit shows including the latest series of Stranger Things, Sandman and Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.