The cast of Friends pictured at the height of the show's success in the mid-1990s

Be honest, how many times have you found yourself scrolling through Netflix for around an hour, only to end up settling for an episode of Friends you pretty much already know word-for-word but still find yourself laughing along with?

Or, how many times have you experienced the pure elation of stumbling upon an episode you think you’ve not seen before, only to discover five minutes in that you have, in fact, watched it at least 20 times?

For many of us, Friends has been the ultimate comfort show for… well… decades, if we’re being honest, and its arrival on Netflix in 2018 meant that it’s never been able to revisit classic episodes of the Emmy-winning show.

However, Friends devotees have now been dealt a blow after it was spotted that the beloved sitcom will be leaving the platform at the end of 2025, with the date of its exit listed as 30 December.

And let’s just say they haven’t exactly taken the news well…

Friends leaving Netflix is probably the worst thing that’s ever happened to me

sorry but what do you mean friends is leaving netflix at the end of the year ????? #Netflixpic.twitter.com/YCV9RMQImc

Friends is leaving Netflix on the 30th December I might actually cry😭

Sorry but @netflix needs to sort this out, why the hell are they getting rid of friends and big bang theory. I’m........

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