Entertainment · TV & Streaming · 9 hrs ago
Friends to return to Channel 4 in January 2027
Channel 4 will bring Friends back to UK screens from January 2027, with all 10 seasons available on E4 and its streaming service.
The US sitcom follows six friends building lives and relationships in New York City.
The show last aired on Channel 4 in 2011, after first reaching British viewers on the broadcaster in the 1990s.
The new deal gives Channel 4 free-to-air rights, while HBO Max will remain the show's UK streaming home.
The return makes the popular comedy free to watch on Channel 4's platforms.
The series ran for 10 seasons and won six Emmy awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series in 2002.
Viewers can watch it again from January 2027; no later plans were announced.
Friends will return to Channel 4 in January 2027, with all 10 seasons available through its video-on-demand player and on E4.
The series will be available free to watch and stream on Channel 4 platforms.
The show last aired on Channel 4 in 2011, according to The Independent.
Deadline describes the break from Channel 4 as 15 years, while The Independent describes it as 16 years.
Channel 4 secured the rights through a deal with Warner Bros.
- Who
- Channel 4 and Warner Bros. reached a deal to bring Friends back to the broadcaster.
- What
- Channel 4 will show all 10 seasons of Friends, with free-to-air rights.
- When
- January 2027.
- Where
- On Channel 4’s video-on-demand player and E4 in the UK.
- Why
- Not stated
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Friends debuted, according to The Independent.
Friends moved to E4 when the digital channel launched, according to Deadline.
Friends last aired on Channel 4, according to The Independent.
Friends is scheduled to return to Channel 4.
- Seasons
- 10
- Return date
- January 2027
- Platforms
- Channel 4 video-on-demand player and E4
- Last aired on Channel 4
- 2011, according to The Independent
- Rights deal
- Warner Bros. sales arm secured the deal, according to Deadline
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What people are saying
Friends has always been an audience favourite and we’re delighted to welcome the show back to its original UK home, made possible through our valued relationship with Warner Bros.
Most of us remember exactly where we were when we watched the Friends finale!