Put ALL Rumours To Rest! ‘Friends’ Is NOT Leaving The Middle East Netflix

by Vaishnavi Venkataraman
Put ALL Rumours To Rest! ‘Friends’ Is NOT Leaving The Middle East Netflix

If there’s one sitcom that has made us laugh and cry at the same time, it definitely is ‘Friends’. The popular sitcom made Netflix its home over the last five years and fans couldn’t ask for anything more. However, the bad news for Friends fans came when it was announced that the 10-series-long sitcom would be removed from Netflix. But wait! Turns out that Friends will be available on Netflix in all regions except the United States. Ahhh! We’re doing the happy dance!

What’s It?

The show first aired on September 22, 1994, ran for 10 seasons. Even though the show ended in 2004, Netflix acquired rights to have the show on their platform for about $100 million. But, recently it was reported that the popular sitcom was going to be removed from Netflix in the beginning of 2019.

However, a whopping AED 367 million deal kept it on the streaming site for the rest of the year. And now, we hear that all this was nothing but a rumour. The sitcom is here to stay! Yes, you read that right!

Turns out that Friends will be available on Netflix in all regions except the United States. That means, you can spend more time at the Central Park with Phoebe, Monica, Joey, Ross, Chandler and Rachel. 2020 is looking good already- right?

When news broke out about the sitcom being removed from Netflix, fans went berserk, and expressed their anger on social media.

Some even resorted to begging:

Recently Friends fans were devastated over the over the demise of Alle Willis, the American songwriter who helped write the iconic theme song, I’ll Be There For You. 

What Else?

F.R.I.E.N.D.S. fans in the UAE have opened cafés concepts around in the last couple of years. Most of which are inspired by Central Perk. Although many of them have disappeared since then, fresh ones seem to open up in the Emirate. Cross-Cultural Perk was introduced in Bur Dubai previously this year. People have swarmed here for the supposed inspiration of the series.