
It’ll be a packed house - and it all takes place at Warner Bros.’ Stage 24 in Burbank, where the show was originally filmed. Heckles), Thomas Lennon (Randall, aka Joey’s hand twin), Christina Pickles (Judy Geller), Tom Selleck (Richard), James Michael Tyler (Gunther), Maggie Wheeler (Janice), and Reese Witherspoon (Rachel’s sister, Jill).Īlso joining will be plenty of other celebrities who are, presumably, Friends fans: David Beckham, Justin Bieber, BTS, James Corden, Cindy Crawford, Cara Delevingne, Lady Gaga, Kit Harington, Mindy Kaling, and Malala Yousafzai.
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The full lineup includes familiar guests and supporting actors from the show’s 10-season tenure: Elliot Gould (Jack Geller), Larry Hankin (Mr. In addition to the core six Friends friends, the reunion special will feature a slew of famous faces. The much-anticipated special has certainly been a long time coming, but just like Ross and Rachel, it promises to be worth the wait. The Friends reunion will take place on May 27, Deadline announced, and you can watch it on HBO Max. Now that the special is closer than ever, here is everything we know about the Friends reunion so far. The statement continued, “It taps into an era when friends - and audiences - gathered together in real time and we think this reunion special will capture that spirit, uniting original and new fans.”
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“I became aware of Friends when it was in the very early stages of development and then had the opportunity to work on the series many years later and have delighted in seeing it catch on with viewers generation after generation.” “Guess you could call this the one where they all got back together - we are reuniting with David, Jennifer, Courteney, Matt, Lisa, and Matthew for an HBO Max special that will be programmed alongside the entire Friends library,” HBO Max president Kevin Reilly said in a statement obtained by Bustle. Along with the soon-to-be-released special, all 10 seasons of the sitcom are available on HBO Max’s library of content.

Friendscreators Marta Kauffman and David Crane returned to helm the special, which was set to launch in May 2020 (before COVID interrupted, well, everything). HBO Max first confirmed in early 2020 that Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer would be reuniting for the unscripted special for the streaming service. Ahead of the May 27 premiere of Friends: The Reunion, HBO Max released the long-awaited trailer on May 19 (scroll down to watch it). The streamer on Wednesday released the first full.

Where to watch Friends: The Reunion: HBO Max has announced that the reunion special will drop on its platform on 27th May. However, there is no word yet on when ‘Friends: The Reunion’ will release in India. It was originally due to air in May 2020 but the Covid-19 pandemic delayed production throughout the year.įilming for the special eventually took place last month on the show’s original soundstage on the Warner Bros lot in Burbank, California, in front of a live audience.Celebratory Thanksgiving trifles are in order: Not only is the Friends reunion special officially happening, but the highly anticipated event is dropping on HBO Max sooner than you might think. Friends: The Reunion release date: The special is set to release on May 27 in the US. Rumours of a reunion originally swirled back in November 2019. They will feature alongside other supporting stars including Maggie Wheeler (Janice), James Michael Tyler (Gunther), Reese Witherspoon (Jill) and Tom Selleck (Richard), as well as Elliott Gould and Christina Pickles, who played Ross and Monica’s parents, Jack and Judy.Ĭelebrity guests, including David Beckham, Lady Gaga, BTS, Cara Delevingne, Mindy Kaling, James Corden, Malala Yousafzai and Justin Bieber, are also expected to appear.Ī trailer for the reunion, released on Thursday, shows the six actors walking together to a melodic version of the show’s iconic theme-tune of I’ll Be There For You by The Rembrandts.

All six members of the original cast – Matthew Perry (Chandler), Jennifer Aniston (Rachel), Courteney Cox (Monica), Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe), Matt LeBlanc (Joey) and David Schwimmer (Ross) – are set to take part, though it’s not yet been announced how it can be viewed in the UK.
