Friends: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Six young (20-something) people from New York City (Manhattan), on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.

This average group of buddies goes through massive mayhem, family trouble, past and future romances, fights, laughs, tears and surprises as they learn what it really means to be a friend.

Series details

• Title: Friends
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Romance
• Premiere date: 1994-09-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 2004-05-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 431

Cast and credited roles

• Jennifer Aniston — Rachel Green
• Courteney Cox — Monica Geller
• Lisa Kudrow — Phoebe Buffay
• Matt LeBlanc — Joey Tribbiani
• Matthew Perry — Chandler Bing
• David Schwimmer — Ross Geller

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1994-09-22; final listed air date 1995-05-18; episode order: 24.
• Season 2: premiered 1995-09-21; final listed air date 1996-05-16; episode order: 24.
• Season 3: premiered 1996-09-16; final listed air date 1997-05-15; episode order: 25.
• Season 4: premiered 1997-09-25; final listed air date 1998-05-07; episode order: 24.
• Season 5: premiered 1998-09-24; final listed air date 1999-05-20; episode order: 24.
• Season 6: premiered 1999-09-23; final listed air date 2000-05-18; episode order: 25.
• Season 7: premiered 2000-10-12; final listed air date 2001-05-17; episode order: 24.
• Season 8: premiered 2001-09-27; final listed air date 2002-05-16; episode order: 24.
• Season 9: premiered 2002-09-26; final listed air date 2003-05-15; episode order: 24.
• Season 10: premiered 2003-09-25; final listed air date 2004-05-06; episode order: 18.

Source and licence

Adapted from Friends on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.