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What the Friends cast made next, ranked

If The One About Matthew Perry sent you back to Friends, the next question is what the six of them did afterwards. Not everything worked. These three shows did, and each one lets a Friends actor do something Friends never asked of them.

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Number 1

The Morning Show

Since 2019

Jennifer Aniston plays the anchor of a morning news program in the week her co-host is fired. It is the furthest any of the cast has moved from Friends: a tense drama, with Reese Witherspoon as her rival. The first season is the strongest.

Streams on Apple TV

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Number 2

Episodes

2011 to 2017 · 5 seasons

Two British writers bring their hit comedy to Hollywood, and the network casts Matt LeBlanc as the lead. LeBlanc plays a vain, scheming version of himself and won a Golden Globe for it. The best joke about life after Friends that anyone has made.

Streams on Paramount+

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Number 3

Go On

2012 to 2013 · 1 season

Matthew Perry plays a sports radio host who is sent to a grief support group after his wife dies. It sounds heavy, but it is a warm, quick comedy, and Perry is as funny as he ever was. It was cancelled after one season.

Streams on Peacock

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