Yahoo News A Friends reunion special is happening
It’s been 25 years since Friends came to an end – but it looks like the show was just on a break... The One Where They Get Back Together is officially happening.
HBO confirmed in a statement that the series’ original cast will reunite for a one-off special to stream on HBO Max, The Hollywood Reporter reports. The special is scheduled to be released in May, the same month the new streaming platform launches.
All six stars of the beloved hit sit-com, which aired for 10 seasons between 1994 and 2004, will return for the as yet unscripted special.
Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer will also work as executive producers alongside the creators of the original hit series, David Crane, Marta Kauffman and Kevin Bright.
Some of the original stars, including Aniston and Perry, announced the good news on Instagram with a throwback picture and just two words: “It’s happening.”
A post shared by Jennifer Aniston (@jenniferaniston) on Feb 21, 2020 at 2:04pm PST
Kevin Reilly, chief content officer at HBO Max, confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter. He said: “Guess you could call this the one where they all got back together.”
Reilly continued: “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 tears later and have delighted in seeing it catch on with viewers, generation after generation. 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.”
Rumours of a potential reunion have been simmering since last year, when Aniston hinted that something might be in the works. During an appearance on Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show, Aniston said: “We would love for there to be something, but we don’t know what that something is. So we’re just trying. We’re working on something.”
Looks like that something is officially happening, and we couldn’t be more excited.
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