Friends, the series that conquered and still conquers the hearts of many fans to this day, even after 15 years of its end will leave the Netflix catalog, to be part of the new WarnerMedia's streaming service, HBO Max, in the United States. It is not known whether the same will occur in Brazil.
According to information from The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Media outbid Netflix by $100 million, paying a total of $425 million to secure the series' copyright for five years. years.
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Ownership of the copyright to show Friends on Netflix is due to end in early 2020. Meanwhile, HBO Max, was made official yesterday (9) with more than ten thousand hours of content, expected to arrive on the market next year as well.
In an official statement, the president of WarnerMedia, Robert Greenblatt, declared that the catalog of HBO Max will feature “the best of Warner Bros content, starting with the phenomenon of Friends”.
A Netflix, in turn, spoke through Twitter, making it clear that the change will only be implemented in the United States. “The One Where We Have To Say Goodbye. We are sorry to see Friends go to service streaming from Warner in early 2020 (in the US). Thanks for the memories, gang.”
How is it in Brazil?
Initially, the change will not affect Brazil. That's why content licensing agreements are usually regional. Thus, not necessarily Friends will leave the Brazilian Netlix catalog.
However, it is not known whether HBO Max will also be available in Brazil.
