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Friends to Return to Channel 4 From 2027
Channel 4 will air all 10 seasons on its VoD player and E4 from January 2027, while HBO Max remains the UK streaming home.
- Channel 4 secured UK free-to-air rights for the sitcom Friends, with all 10 seasons returning to the broadcaster starting in January 2027.
- The series originally debuted on Channel 4 in the mid-1990s before moving to E4 in 2001, where it last aired in 2011 before its subsequent moves to streaming platforms.
- Struck by the Skydance-owned Warner Bros sales arm, the deal moves the show away from Skydance UK network 5, returning the comedy to its original British home.
- Channel 4 content strategy boss Kiran Nataraja called the show a "natural fit" for the network, while HBO Max remains the primary UK streaming home for the series.
- Starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer, the sitcom remains one of the biggest comedies of all time, continuing to attract new viewers.
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Friends returning to Channel 4
Channel 4 has announced that the celebrated US sitcom Friends will return to its original UK home in January 2027. The series – which follows six friends, Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Ross, Chandler and Joey – as they navigate life, love, and work in New York City – has become a global phenomenon since first hitting […]
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The Independent (US)Iconic US sitcom Friends to return to Channel 4 after 16 year break
The series last aired on Channel 4 in 2011
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