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Friends (1994)

Friends is the popular sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, released back in 1994 and ran for ten seasons. The show follows a group of six twentysomethings through their lives in New York City and their time spent between their two apartments and their local coffee shop. The show features several group members navigating tricky relationships with one another and comical misadventures.

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Friends
Comedy
Drama
Sitcom

Cast
Jennifer Aniston , Courteney Cox , Lisa Kudrow , Matt LeBlanc , Matthew Perry , David Schwimmer
Release Date
September 22, 1994
Seasons
10
Network
NBC
Franchise(s)
Friends
Writers
David Crane , Marta Kauffman
Directors
David Crane , Marta Kauffman
Showrunner
Marta Kauffman
Story By
Marta Kauffman

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