"Friends" Is Officially Leaving Netflix
NOOOOO: Friends is officially leaving Netflix!
The iconic show is moving over to WarnerMedia's streaming service, HBO Max. HBO Max will also be the new streaming home for all your fave shows from The CW. That means that CW originals like Batwoman and Katy Keen will no longer make it on to Netflix after their season finales.
The new streaming service, which is set to launch in spring 2020, will also include all of Pretty Little Liars available to stream, according to a Warner Media Group press release.
If you remember, Friends almost left Netflix back in December, but then the streaming service made a deal to keep the show at least through 2019. Back then, the CEO of AT&T, WarnerMedia's parent company, said that when the new Warner streaming service comes out, they hope to share Friends with Netflix.
"[Friends is] content that we would definitely want on our platform, and it is obviously very important to Netflix as well," said Randall Stephenson. "Is it necessary to be exclusive to WarnerMedia on their product? No, it's not necessary, it's just important that we have the content."
But then Warner changed its mind. Kevin Riley, the Chief Creative Officer of WarnerMedia, told reporters at the Television Critics Association that sharing shows with other streaming sources is no longer in the plan. "Sharing destination assets is not a good model," he said. "My belief is they should be exclusive to the service."
Better binge Friends before it's too late!
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