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# Channel 4 Brings "Friends" Home From Warner Bros. After 16 Years Away
- URL: https://scrolletta.com/2026/10/15/channel-4-friends-warner-bros/
- Published: 2026-10-15T07:08:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-15T15:09:25.000Z
- Description: The US sitcom returns to the UK broadcaster that last aired it in 2011, free to watch and stream on Channel 4 and E4 from January 2027.
- Author: Scrolletta
- Tags: Buyers, Channel 4, E4, Warner Bros., #pool-2026-10-15, #ai-generated

Channel 4 acquires "Friends" from Warner Bros. and will air and stream the sitcom free on Channel 4 and E4 from January 2027, its first run on the broadcaster since 2011, Channel 4 announces. Kiran Nataraja, director of content strategy, calls Channel 4 the show's "original UK home" and credits the broadcaster's relationship with Warner Bros.; Polly Scates, head of acquisitions, made the buy. No terms, licence length or episode count are disclosed.

**Primary**: [Channel 4, press release, 15 October 2026](https://www.channel4.com/press/news/friends-returns-home-channel-4?ref=scrolletta.com)