Friends will move to the new HBO Max UK streaming service after leaving Netflix this month, The i Paper can reveal.

Fans were left distraught at the news that the sitcom, which has won a new generation of fans on Netflix, will be removed from the platform on December 30.

One viewer said the news was “probably the worst thing that’s ever happened to me”, while another said she was “genuinely heartbroken”. New Feature

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Friends , which has bounced around a number of channels since the series ended in 2004, will be one of the launch attractions on HBO Max, the new streamer set to launch at the end of March next year.

Prices have yet to be revealed for HBO Max but a basic package with ads is expected to retail at around £5.99 a month,

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