The show’s original cast—Jennifer Aniston,Courteney Cox,Lisa Kudrow,Matthew Perry,David SchwimmerandMatt LeBlanc— blew up the internet on Friday when theyconfirmed that a reunion specialis coming to HBO Max.
HBO Max also confirmed the news, writing on its Instagram Story, “The one where they got back together. TheFriendscast set to reunite for exclusive HBO Max special #FriendsReunion #HBOMax.”
The entire cast will return to the comedy’s original soundstage, Stage 24, on the Warner Bros. Studio lot in Burbank, California, for a celebration of the series. The unscripted cast reunion special, along with all 236 episodes of the series, will be available to subscribers at the launch ofHBO Maxin May 2020.
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To announce the upcoming reunion,Cox,Aniston,Kudrow,PerryandSchwimmerall posted the same cast photo to their respective Instagram accounts while LeBlanc jokingly posted aMASHcastphoto.
“It’s happening,” theFriendscast all wrote in their captions.
News of the reunion special has excited famous fans of the NBC sitcom as well.Charlie Puth,Sarah Hyland, andJenna Dewanwere just a few of the celebrities thatcommented on the cast’s Instagrams to express their excitement.
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Rumors of a reunion special had been swirling for weeks. An insider previously told PEOPLE that the cast was “in talks” for a collaboration, but noted that it would not be a reboot in which the actors reprise their beloved characters.
In October, Aniston, 50, weighed in on the project during an interview withEllen DeGeneres. “We’d love for there to be something, but we don’t know what that something is,” she said. “So we’re just trying — we’re really working on something.”
Friendsaired for 10 seasons before its series finale in 2004. Since then, the actors have gone on to act and direct in other projects, though the show that made them household names has continued to hold a special place, perhaps most notably for Aniston.
“Friendswas the most important and the most loved project ever for Jen,” a source close to the actress previously told PEOPLE. “When it ended, she basically cried for days.”
In fact, Aniston’s first-ever post on Instagram was a photo of the actress snuggled up to her formerFriendscostars. “It was the first time in years that they all managed to get together,” said the source. “They spent hours together and had the best time. It was super special to Jen.”
TheFriendscast also unitedto finally welcomePerry, 50, to Instagram just a few weeks before the reunion special was confirmed.
source: people.com
