Can FRIENDS have a possible sequel?

For millions of people, just one mention of a 90s sitcom will get them humming ‘I’ll be there for you’ under their breath. The sitcom being referred to is NBC sitcom FRIENDS, having innumerable fans who are obsessed with the show. Even though the show has been off the air for over 15 years, the eyes of the fans light up with the mention of any possible that suggests a comeback. It brings us back to the age-old question associated with any good show- will there be a reboot?

Compared to most of the mainstream series, FRIENDS spanned over long 10 seasons and let us keep in mind that Netflix was non-existent back then. Keeping fans glued to the screens till the season finale for such a long time is a difficult task in itself, and maintaining the fan base after it ended with scarce internet was never on the list of hope. An astounding 52.5 viewers watched the season finale in 2004, making it the fifth watched television series finale of all time. Thousands of FRIENDS fans threatened to cancel their membership on Netflix when FRIENDS was supposedly being removed from the giant web portal in 2018. The online platform had to pay $100 million to Warner media to keep the show for another year owing to the massive outcry.

Despite the constant enthusiasm of the fans, the cast was reluctant in filming a reboot. Courtney Cox and other male leads have clearly expressed that a reboot will make the evergreen show look bland. However, on a recent episode of the Ellen DeGeneres show Jennifer Aniston stated that all cast members are open to the idea of a reboot. “The girls would do it, the boys would do it, anything can happen,” she said. Only time will tell if a sequel is actually on the cards, till then we suggest that you keep binge-watching the show.

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