Netflix To Stream 'Friends' And Many More In January

(RTTNews) - Online-video streaming service provider Netflix Inc. (NFLX) will be adding several critically acclaimed films and TV series this January, including the whole series of "Friends."

Friends, originally aired on NBC from September 1994 to May 2004, is one of the most popular American television sitcom. The series revolves around six friends who live in same apartment complex in Manhattan. All 236 episodes of the Friends series will be available from January 1 on Netflix.

Other films and TV series that will be added on January 1, 2015 will be 101 Dalmatians (1996), Bad Boys II (2003), Bruce Almighty (2003), Cast Away (2000), Dallas season 3 (2012 series), Election (1999), Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), French Connection (1971), Fort Bliss (2014), Mean Girls (2004), Shall We Dance? (2004), To be Takei (2014), Wayne's World 2 (1993).

Many other movies and TV series will be added in January as the month progresses, with Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit and White Collar: Season 5 to arrive on January 3. Brick Mansions will be available on January 7, while Frank and Psych on January 8.

NFLX is currently trading at $342.90, up $0.97 or 0.28%, on the Nasdaq.