Overview
- Netflix has confirmed Friends and The Big Bang Theory will be removed from its UK catalogue on December 30, ending multi-year runs on the service.
- The departures are part of a wider, region-specific round of December removals, with reports citing pulls in Germany, Italy, South Africa and Switzerland on or around the same date.
- Both series are Warner Bros. properties, and reporting connects the move to Warner Bros./HBO Max’s upcoming UK and European expansion, with suggestions the shows could migrate there.
- The announcement prompted a strong backlash on social media, where many viewers called the shows their comfort watches and some threatened to cancel subscriptions.
- Other notable takedowns this month include Supernatural leaving US Netflix on December 18, alongside a long list of films and series rotating off the platform across markets.