‘Friends’ gains popularity amongst Syrian millennials

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 Netflix paid 100 million dollars this week to keep “Friends” up on the streaming site. The show’s popularity is still going strong and even continues to grow a fan base overseas. Marco Werman speaks to Farhan Matar about his fandom.

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