'The Office' is leaving Netflix, but there's plenty of time left to binge.
Comcast Corp.’s CMCSA, -1.95% NBCUniversal announced Tuesday that the popular sitcom, which ran on NBC from 2005 until 2013, will leave Netflix Inc. NFLX, -2.89% in 2021, and stream exclusively on NBCUniversal’s upcoming streaming service for five years.
The move could be a big blow to Netflix. Reruns of “The Office” were reportedly Netflix’s most-watched show in 2018. More bad news may come: Netflix’s second-most popular show in 2018 was reportedly “Friends,” which could eventually head to AT&T’s T, -0.09% WarnerMedia. Last year, Netflix reportedly paid about $100 million for the rights to continue streaming “Friends” for at least another year.
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