Where to Watch  Friends  in the UAE (All Seasons & Reunion Special)

This where-to-watch guide is part of our UAE streaming coverage – for more picks, keep our What to Watch This Week UAE hub and New on OSN+ UAE hub open in another tab.

Friends is the comfort-show gold standard: six New Yorkers in their 20s (and then 30s) navigating work, love and life from the sofa at Central Perk. If you’re in the UAE and want to binge all 10 seasons — plus the reunion — here’s where to stream it legally.

Where to Watch Friends in the UAE

In the UAE (and wider MENA region), Friends is available on OSN+.

• Platform: OSN+
• Availability: All 10 seasons (full series)
• Quality: HD streaming with 23-minute episodes
• Category: Listed under “Comedy TV Favorites” on OSN+

You’ll find Friends surfaced in multiple places on OSN+ — as a comedy favourite and on individual episode pages like “The One with the Soap Opera Party”, which confirms the show is available in HD with Arabic support.

OSN+ works across:

• iOS / Android apps with offline downloads
• Smart TVs, Apple TV and PlayStation in the UAE

Web: osnplus.com

If you’re signing up for the first time, OSN+ often runs offers (for example, three months at a reduced rate for new UAE subscribers).

Is Friends on Netflix, Prime Video or Disney+ in the UAE?

This one is a bit tricky, because Friends moves around globally.

• Netflix: Netflix still has Friends in several countries (including India, the US, UK and others), but access depends on your country's catalogue.
  • There is a UAE-facing title page (/ae-en/title/70153404), but third-party trackers note that Friends is only available in specific regions, not guaranteed in the UAE.
  • Easiest check: open Netflix on your device in the UAE and search “Friends”. If it shows with a Play button, great; if not, it’s not in the local catalogue right now.
• Prime Video / Disney+: In most guides for the UAE, Friends does not appear as part of the standard Prime Video or Disney+ subscription libraries. Any listing is usually a separate digital purchase elsewhere.

So for subscription streaming in the UAE, the reliable home is OSN+.

For lighter sitcom options on other services, you can always browse:

• New on Prime Video UAE
• New on Disney+ UAE
• New on Netflix UAE

What About Friends: The Reunion?

The unscripted special Friends: The Reunion (“The One Where They Get Back Together”) is also tied to HBO / Warner Bros. Discovery.

• For the Middle East, OSN confirmed it would air and stream the reunion at the same time as the US, on OSN Streaming / OSN platforms.

OSN’s HBO partnership has only deepened since then, with Warner Bros. Discovery taking a stake in OSN+ and naming it as a key MENA streaming home for their brands.

If you’re in the UAE today, the best way to watch both the 10 seasons and the reunion special is to:

1. Subscribe to OSN+
2. Watch Friends via the series pages
3. Search within OSN+ for “Friends: The Reunion” (often filed under specials / HBO events)

What Is Friends About?

If you somehow missed it:

• Six friends — Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey and Phoebe — live in New York’s Manhattan, share apartments, rotate romances and build their own “chosen family”.
• The show tracks them from mid-20s to early 30s across work changes, breakups, marriages, babies, moves and lots of coffee.
• It’s a classic multi-camera sitcom with a studio audience, 22–23 minute episodes and running gags that still show up in memes decades later.

It’s equal parts comfort viewing and 90s/00s time capsule — and still finds new audiences on streaming, especially in MENA where OSN+ highlights it among its comedy favourites.

How Many Seasons & Episodes Does Friends Have?

• Seasons: 10
• Episodes: 236 total (1994–2004 run)
• Typical runtime: ~22–23 minutes per episode

OSN+ carries the full run in episode order — from “The One Where Monica Gets a Roommate” in Season 1 to “The Last One” in Season 10 — and surfaces individual episodes with synopses and “More like this” comedy recommendations.

In What Order Should You Watch Friends?

The viewing order is simple:

1. Friends – Seasons 1 to 10 in release order on OSN+
2. Friends: The Reunion (after you finish the series, so all the callbacks land)

You don’t need to worry about spin-offs for this guide, though the short-lived Joey series exists if you’re curious.

If you’re building a broader sitcom binge on OSN+, the service also groups Friends with The Big Bang Theory, Parks and Recreation, Two and a Half Men, The Office, Curb Your Enthusiasm and more under “Comedy TV Favorites”.

Should You Watch Friends?

A quick verdict if you’re browsing what to watch this week in the UAE and trying to decide if it holds up for you now.

Watch it if…

• You want a light, easy comfort watch with short episodes that work after work or as background while you cook.
• You enjoy character-driven sitcoms centred on friendship more than workplace plots.
• You like 90s/early 2000s culture — fashion, music, old phones, all of it.
• You want a long show to anchor your OSN+ subscription; 236 episodes will keep you busy.
• You’re already deep into other HBO/Warner classics on OSN+ (like The Big Bang Theory or Sex and the City) and want another big-name comedy in the mix.

Skip it if…

• You prefer modern single-camera comedies like The Office or Ted Lasso and struggle with laugh tracks.
• You’re not keen on older shows where some jokes and attitudes feel dated by 2025 standards.

You only have time for shorter limited series from our What to Watch This Week UAE picks.

You want something more serialised or dramatic — in that case, try our guides for where to watch The Sopranos in the UAE or where to watch Breaking Bad in the UAE.

Quick FAQ: Friends in the UAE

Is Friends free to watch in the UAE?

No. You need a paid OSN+ subscription. OSN+ may be bundled with some UAE telco plans, but it’s still a paid service overall.

Can I download episodes to watch offline?

Yes. The OSN+ mobile apps support offline downloads for most series, and Friends episodes are short and easy to stockpile for flights or commutes.

Does it have Arabic subtitles?

OSN+ targets MENA and typically offers Arabic subtitles and UI. Episode pages for Friends appear on the Arabic and English versions of the site, which strongly suggests Arabic subtitle support.

Is Friends censored on streaming?

Streaming versions can differ slightly from original TV airings (music changes, small edits), and some regions cut or trim certain scenes. In general, OSN+ carries the standard international streaming cuts; if you want the absolute original form, box sets are still the safest bet.

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