Netflix goes down Saturday afternoon; Twitter goes nuts

Mike Colter plays action hero Luke Cage in Netflix’s new super hero series of the same name, “Luke Cage."/AP

LOS ANGELES — Superhero Luke Cage can thank Netflix’s engineers for coming to his rescue.

The streaming service was down for more than two hours Saturday, one day after the debut of a live-action series with the Marvel Comics hero.

In a Twitter message posted at about 3:30 p.m. EDT Saturday, Netflix acknowledged it was aware of streaming issues and was working quickly to solve them.

Netflix users had begun complaining on Twitter that the site was down about a half-hour earlier.

Shortly before 6 p.m. EDT, Netflix tweeted that not all superheroes wear capes, adding, “Engineers to the rescue. We’re back.”

Not all heroes wear capes. Engineers to the rescue. We're back. @Netflixhelps pic.twitter.com/WKCIufYU36
— Netflix (@netflix) 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.

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