The date of the long-awaited Friends: The Reunion special has been announced. The long awaited special will air on Thursday, May 27 on HBO Max. Although it was supposed to be a special for the streaming platform’s launch last year, the pandemic delayed its shooting, but it has finally got a date, a special date as well, as it is the first anniversary of the streaming platform. Warner Media has put together a special show with all the show’s favorite cast as well as a few celebrity guests.
The special show has been directed by Ben Winston and the executive producers include Kevin Bright, Marta Kaufmann, and David Crane.
So, who is on the show?
Of course, the original cast members including:
- Jennifer Aniston – Rachel Green
- Courtney Cox – Monica Geller
- Lisa Kudrow – Phoebe
- Matt LeBlanc – Joey Tribbiani
- Matthew Perry – Chandler Bing
- David Schwimmer – Ross Geller
Who are the celebrity guests who will also appear on the special show?
They are the A-list of entertainers and include:
- David Beckham
- Justin Bieber
- BTS
- James Corden
- Cindy Crawford
- Cara Delevinge
- Lady Gaga
- Elliot Gould
- Kit Harington
- Larry Hankin
- Mindy Kaling
- Thomas Lennon
- Christina Pickles
- Tom Selleck
- James Michael Tyler
- Maggie Wheeler
- Reese Witherspoon
- Malala Yousafzai
Friends was one of the highest-rated shows on television and still has several reruns and is aired on special days on daytime and evening television. It ran for 10 successful seasons and two of its actors: Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow won Emmy awards.
The six stars on Friends became household names, worldwide, while they earned fame and fortune. The show ran from 1994 to 2004 on NBC. Sources told Variety last year that the six-member cast would reportedly earn more than $2.5 million for being a part of the special show. It is reported to be an unscripted show but was shot in the same studio, Stage 24. So, will we get to see the iconic Central Perk set again? Wait and watch!
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