--- description: The iconic NBC comedy will be available for streaming on January 1 title: Friends Is Headed to Netflix image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt137e0ab982a52f70/698760efe20a87cfd4a827ae/ap02050805135.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Friends_ Is Headed to Netflix ## Video: Courteney Cox: No Friends Reunion In Sight [Watch (HLS stream): Courteney Cox: No Friends Reunion In Sight](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/22edo7MO.m3u8) (1:15)  _Published 2014-04-22. Courteney Cox dropped by the Late Show and David Letterman couldn't help but ask if her former castmates have any plans to get back together. Sorry, ‘Friends’ fans. Cox says it isn’t happening for now and might never happen._  by [Daniel D'Addario](/author/daniel-daddario/)  ## Daniel D'Addario Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 15, 2014 4:21 PM CUT  Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer on Friends Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer on FriendsAssociated Press/NBC—Warner Bros. Television  by [Daniel D'Addario](/author/daniel-daddario/)  ## Daniel D'Addario Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 15, 2014 4:21 PM CUT Continuing a seemingly ceaseless burst of _Friends_ nostalgia that’s been going since the tenth anniversary of the sitcom’s finale, Netflix announced that the entire series’s run will be available for streaming beginning January 1, 2015. > [](https://twitter.com/netflix/status/522411651501281280) It’s a major deal, given the popularity of the NBC sitcom to this day, not to mention the sheer volume of episodes involved. (Despite the fact that TBS always seems to be airing the same few episodes, there were 236 installments of the show.) _Friends_ is widely available on syndicated television, but given the wide variations in tone season to season, the opportunity to choose whether to watch a low-drama episode where the gang hangs out or one from the height of the Rachel-Ross-Joey love triangle is a significant boon to _Friends_ devotees. Netflix’s original offerings have tended to prompt so-called binge viewing due to their sheer volume of incident. _House of Cards_ and _Orange Is the New Black_ both rely on cliff-hangers and twisty plots that compel viewers to watch the next episode. But given the excitement around _Friends_ hitting the streaming service, it’s not hard to imagine the exact opposite sort of television being just as binge-able. _Friends_ is at its best when little of consequence is happening, in the long stretches of episodes where they’re all bickering over apartments or cleaning philosophies. It’s extremely comfortable and comforting TV — the sort that will lend itself perfectly to hours of consecutive watching this winter. _Read next:_ [_The Best Halloween Movies Streaming Right Now_](http://time.com/3502751/best-halloween-movies/?xid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3510467/friends-nbc-netflix/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3510467/friends-nbc-netflix/"},"headline":"Friends Is Headed to Netflix","datePublished":"2014-10-15T16:21:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:48:29.812Z","description":"The iconic NBC comedy will be available for streaming on January 1","url":"https://time.com/3510467/friends-nbc-netflix/","keywords":["Television","Netflix","Friends"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt137e0ab982a52f70/698760efe20a87cfd4a827ae/ap02050805135.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel D'Addario","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-daddario/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt137e0ab982a52f70/698760efe20a87cfd4a827ae/ap02050805135.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"ANISTON SCHWIMMER","caption":"ANISTON SCHWIMMER","creditText":"Associated Press/NBC—Warner Bros. 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