[05/13/21 - 10:03 AM] "Friends: The Reunion" to Premiere Thursday, May 27 on HBO Max "Friends" stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer return to the iconic comedy's original soundstage, Stage 24, on the Warner Bros. Studio lot in Burbank for a real-life unscripted celebration of the beloved show.
[via press release from WarnerMedia]
FRIENDS: THE REUNION To Premiere Thursday, May 27 On HBO Max
Guest Stars Appearing In The Cast Reunion Special Revealed
HBO Max will debut FRIENDS: THE REUNION special on THURSDAY, MAY 27, the one-year anniversary of HBO Max's launch. "Friends" stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer return to the iconic comedy's original soundstage, Stage 24, on the Warner Bros. Studio lot in Burbank for a real-life unscripted celebration of the beloved show.
FRIENDS: THE REUNION will feature a variety of special guests including David Beckham, Justin Bieber, BTS, James Corden, Cindy Crawford, Cara Delevingne, Lady Gaga, Elliott Gould, Kit Harington, Larry Hankin, Mindy Kaling, Thomas Lennon, Christina Pickles, Tom Selleck, James Michael Tyler, Maggie Wheeler, Reese Witherspoon and Malala Yousafzai.
Ben Winston directed the special and executive produced along with "Friends" executive producers Kevin Bright, Marta Kauffman, and David Crane. The special hails from Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon, Fulwell 73 Productions and Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions. Aniston, Cox, Kudrow, LeBlanc, Perry, and Schwimmer executive produced the special. Emma Conway, James Longman and Stacey Thomas-Muir co-executive produced.
About HBO Max
HBO Max(R) is WarnerMedia's direct-to-consumer platform, offering best in class quality entertainment. HBO Max features the greatest array of storytelling for all audiences from the iconic brands of HBO, Warner Bros., DC, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and much more. The streaming platform initially launched in the United States in May 2020. This year, HBO Max is scheduled to be in an additional 60 markets, launching in Latin America in June and followed by upgrades of HBO-branded streaming services in Europe.
About Friends
"Friends" remains one of television's most beloved series. One of the highest-rated shows on television in its original network run, the series still remains a perennial go-to in syndication and on streaming services, where it continues to be a smash hit worldwide. A favorite among critics and fans alike throughout its 10-season run, "Friends" not only won the Emmy(R) for Outstanding Comedy series, but also garnered Emmy(R) Awards for series stars Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow. From Warner Bros. Television, Friends follows the lives and loves of a close-knit group of friends living in New York City: siblings Ross (David Schwimmer) and Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), along with friends Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry), Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow), Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc) and Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston). "Friends" was created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, who executive produced the series with Kevin Bright through Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.
About Warner Bros. Unscripted Television
Warner Bros. Unscripted Television is the leading producer of unscripted television in America with over 50 series totaling some 2,500 hours of programming annually across broadcast, cable, streaming, digital, and first-run syndication, as well as high-end documentaries. Led by Mike Darnell, President, the division produces major franchises that include the long-running, powerhouse franchise of "The Bachelor," "The Bachelorette," and "Bachelor in Paradise"; multiple Emmy-winning "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and the primetime hit "Ellen's Game of Games"; the multi-Emmy-winning blockbuster "The Voice"; the Fox hit "The Masked Dancer"; the Emmy-winning "Who Do You Think You Are?" returning to NBC; "The Real Housewives of New York"; "The Bradshaw Bunch"; "Extra"; and "The Real"; plus, the Greg Berlanti produced signature documentaries "Helter Skelter" for EPIX and "Equal" for HBO Max, among others. The unscripted unit also recently announced "The Wheel", BBC's number 1 game show launch in over a decade, coming to NBC; the upcoming hybrid alternative-scripted series "True Story" with Ed Helms and Randall Park; "Ellen's Next Great Designer" for HBO Max; and the highly anticipated "Friends" reunion coming to HBO Max.
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