We all knew a Friends reunion was coming but we had no idea exactly when, well now we do.
HBO Max finally confirmed that the Friends reunion would premiere on May 27, 2021, and also feature a star-studded list of guests.
The reunion would feature the six original cast members, Matt LeBlanc, Courtney Cox, Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, and David Schwimmer.
Some guests stars confirmed by the streaming service include 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.
The reunion is unscripted and will be shot on the original stage, Stage 24, on the Warner Bros. Studio lot.
See the Friends reunion teaser trailer below
The special directed by Ben Winston, boasts executive producers Kevin Bright, Marta Kauffman, and David Crane. Also, Aniston, Cox, Kudrow, LeBlanc, Perry, and Schwimmer are also executive producers for the special.
According to HBO, this will not be a new, original episode of the series. However, in the statement released, the streaming giants clarified that the cast will be appearing as themselves, not as their beloved characters.
The cast famously negotiated their original contracts during the show earning around $1million per episode. Yet, for this reunion episode, each of the original six is being paid between $2.5million to $3million per episode.
Created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, Friends originally aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004.