Matt Le Blanc as Joey Tribbiani, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Inexperienced and Courteney Cox as Monica Geller on NBC
Matt Le Blanc as Joey Tribbiani, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Inexperienced and Courteney Cox as Monica Geller on NBC’s “Mates.”
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On New 12 months’s Day, the adventures of Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe and Joey might be gone from Netflix — and will not be accessible to stream till Could.
“Mates,” the hit ’90s sitcom, has lived on the streaming service since 2015 when Netflix paid $100 million for the rights to solely stream it on its platform. The sitcom has been a staple on Netflix and it is second most-streamed present in 2018, in response to knowledge from Nielsen.
In July, WarnerMedia outbid Netflix, to the tune of round $400 million to $500 million, for the rights to the TV present. All 236 episodes might be accessible on HBO Max when it launches in Could.
Within the meantime, “Mates” won’t be accessible to stream. Followers determined for episodes might want to both buy digital copies of the episodes or hunt down the total 10 season DVD pack.
“Mates” is a syndicated present, so cable subscribers will nonetheless be capable of catch episodes, however not at their very own tempo.
An identical destiny awaits “The Workplace” subsequent yr. The present’s rights had been bought by NBC for an estimated $500 million and it’ll seem on the Peacock streaming service, which launches in April, in 2021. There should not be a protracted hole between the present…