Here's How To Keep Watching Friends After It Exits Netflix

The day has finally come, Friends fans. It's the day Central Perk's most faithful clients have been dreading ever since we learned about HBO Max: New Year's Day.


Any time New Year's Day has rolled around, you'll cruise on over to Netflix to cue up your preference Friends episode, and you'll find that it isn't there. Why? Well, it's being removed from the streaming platform. For how long? Presumably forever, as it's all headed to HBO Max for the foreseeable future.


that insinuates as of Wednesday, January 1, Friends will no longer be accessible to stream on Netflix, where it's been a haven for sitcom fans around the world since 2015. What's more, it won't be accessible by way of the streaming platforms for at least another five months, as soon as WarnerMedia's HBO Max is set to launch in May 2020.


What's a Friends lover to do? Well, there really are options. Neither of those are particularly excellent, however that's what we're left with up until the show is finally online once more. The opening choice has habitually been a good fallback for as soon as Netflix is down: purchasing all 10 seasons on Blu-ray or DVD and just watching the physical media as soon as you're able to.


obviously, this makes things a little tough, considering several of us don't have access to portable media players like that. It's also around $75 to bag the whole series by way of Amazon. Although in case you have got to have your Friends right now and forever, this is a good long-term solution.


Alternatively, if you're prepared to come even more out of pocket, you could opt to buy the whole series digitally at retailers like Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, or iTunes. There, you'll find the full series collection for about $140. As an alternative, you'll have to spend $1.99 per episode and $19.99 per season. Purchasing the whole collection list he best way to save some added money here, nevertheless whether you pick digital or physical media, you're going to be dropping some serious money. The upside? You could get back to watching after Wednesday rolls around, no waiting.


So, uh, New Year's? Could you be any more frustrating for Friends fans? Unlikely. At least there really are options.