Most of the scenes from the series "Friends" were filmed on the set at Warner Bros Studios.
Friends is one of the most watched and popular American comedy sitcoms which came out back in 1994 and has been entertaining the audience ever since. The show created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman lasted for a total of 10 seasons, with its last episode aired on May 6, 2004. The show revolves around the day-to-day lives of six friends in their 20s and early 30s and how they stuck around each other through thick and thin.
Where was Friends filmed?
Most of the scenes were shot at stage 5 of the Warner Bros Ranch in California. These scenes include the guy's apartment of Joey and Chandler, the apartment of Monica where she has lived with Phoebe, Rachel and Chandler (during the end of the series), Ross’s Apartment, and the coffee house “Central Park” among others.
During his interview with Golden Globe, producer Kevin Bright mentioned that, ‘We find that taking the show out of the studio makes it less funny, even when we shoot on the lot outside,’ claiming that even their Thanksgiving episode in Season 3 titled ‘The One with the Football’ was shot on a set.
That said, the cast of Friend have shot various scenes in real-life locations. Once such episode was shot during Ross and Emili’s wedding in London where fans see Joey and Chandler on a Double-decker bus taking a tour across London, along with the St. John’s Church in Wapping, which was going to be the wedding destination for Ross and Emily.
How many seasons does Friends have?
The television series Friends has a total of ten seasons that aired between 1994 and 2004. This 10-year-long journey has given the audience a total of 236 episodes with a run time of 20–22 minutes per episode. The series has received various praises and love from the audience worldwide.
The series had received 62 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations and also won the Outstanding Comedy Series award in 2002 for the show’s 8th season. Apart from this, the series also went on to rank at position 21 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time and ranked 5th on Empire magazine's The 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. Among its several other achievements, the episode The One with the Prom video reached the 100th position on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time.
FAQs on location where Friends was filmed
A. The role of Joey Tribbiani was played by American actor Matthew Steven LeBlanc.
A. Yes, the show Friends has a spin-off series which is titled “Joey”, which shows the life of Joey Tribbiani after he moves to LA to pursue his acting career.
A. Friends: The Reunion was released on HBO Max on May 27, 2021.
