# Only Friends (2023)

> A group of Thai business students running a hostel find their friendships tangled up in romance and betrayal.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/137885

## Facts

- Seasons: 2
- Episodes: 24
- Episode runtime: 55 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: drama, romance
- Created by: Tichakorn Phukhaotong
- Network: ONE 31, GMM 25
- Cast: Trai Nimtawat, Kanaphan Puitrakul, Pirapat Watthanasetsiri, Thanawat Ratanakitpaisan, Sahaphap Wongratch, Jiratchapong Srisang, Way-ar Sangngern, Kasidet Plookphol
- TMDB rating: 7.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt24635666/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: angsty, emotional, romantic, intense, youthful

## Synopsis

Only Friends (2023-2026) is a Thai television drama series created by Tichakorn Phukhaotong for ONE 31 and GMM 25, produced by GMMTV. Set among business students at a Thai university, the story follows a close circle of friends who run a hostel together, with Boston (Trai Nimtawat), Sand (Kanaphan Puitrakul), Jack (Pirapat Watthanasetsiri), Ray (Thanawat Ratanakitpaisan) and Dean (Sahaphap Wongratch) at the center. The engine of the series is the way their friendships blur into romance, and every complication arrives through jealousy, secrets and loyalty tested inside a tight-knit group living and working under one roof. The show spans two seasons of twelve episodes each, a continuing serialized romance rather than a case-of-the-week format. Its tone is youthful, emotional and charged with angst, carrying the intimacy and heartbreak of a campus setting. Viewers who enjoy the romantic intensity of thai boys love dramas such as 2gether: The Series and the friendship-to-romance pull of Gaya Ethi will find resonance here, and fans of the classic Friends will recognize the close-knit group dynamic.

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