Channel 4 has regained UK free-to-air rights to Friends and will show all 10 seasons from January 2027 on E4 and its VoD player.
01Summary
- 01Channel 4 will air all 10 seasons of Friends from January 2027.
- 02The series will be available on the Channel 4 VoD player and on E4.
- 03Friends was Channel 4's original UK broadcast home in the mid-1990s before moving to E4 in 2001.
- 04HBO Max will remain Friends' UK streaming home, while Channel 4 has free-to-air rights.
- 05The show stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer.
02Why it matters
The deal brings one of television's most recognisable comedies back to a free-to-air UK home after 15 years. It gives viewers another place to watch a series that still attracts large audiences.
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