Viewers shared their disappointment about the show’s departure from Netflix on social media, with one writing that she “might actually cry”.
“It’s the series I turn to when I’m happy, sad, stressed, or celebrating something,” posted one viewer on X.
“Watching Friends while eating my favourite dinner is one of my small joys in life.”
Friends is “the ONLY thing I go onto Netflix every day for”, agreed another fan. “I watch it non-stop back-to-back, my absolute comfort show.”
Another described the series as “my anti-depressant at night”, a sentiment echoed by a user who said: “This has been the show to get me to sleep since I was a baby.”
The Big Bang Theory, another hugely popular US comedy, will also leave Netflix at the end of the year.
One fan said they were the “two shows I watch repeatedly to fall asleep, to help me do jobs around the house – two big ‘strategies’ that help with my ADHD, literally use them daily, have done for years”.
BBC News has asked HBO Max if it plans to show Friends in the New Year.