People are itching to create the Gen Z version of Friends. Here’s five reasons it’s impossible

There’s been Mindy Kaling’s Not Suitable For Work, about five recent graduates in Manhattan, while the second season of FX’s chaotic but cosy Adults premieres today, centring on a house-share of another quintet across the water in Queens. Beyond the Big Apple, other shows following a similar Friends-style template have included Kaling’s show The Sex Lives of College Girls about four college friends in Vermont, and HBO’s irreverent I Love LA: internet “It Girl” Rachel Sennott’s show about West Coast wannabe influencers.