Everything you need to know about the 'Friends' reunion special
Central Perk coffee shop is back in business! The cast of 'Friends' have made a very big announcement about the show.
It's happening! Fans of American sitcom, 'Friends', are finally getting a reunion special.
'Friends' was last on our TV screens in May 2004 and has remained popular ever since.
There have been talks of a reunion or reboot for years, but TV bosses often poured cold water on the idea.
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‘Friends’ creator Marta Kauffman told Rolling Stone magazine there were several reasons why she did not think a reunion was a good idea.
"One, the show is about a time in your life when your friends are your family. It’s not that time anymore. All we’d be doing is putting those six actors back together, but the heart of the show would be gone. Two, I don’t know what good it does us. The show is doing just fine, people love it. [A reunion] could only disappoint," she said.
But it looks like she changed her mind because financial negotiations reportedly started late last year.
While it's unclear how much the cast will be paid for the reunion special, they made a whopping $1-million per episode during their final season in 2004.
Jennifer Aniston took to Instagram a few days ago to reveal something big was coming.
"It's happening," she captioned on old cast picture.
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Jennifer's post has been liked more than 10-million times.
Here's a look at everything we know about the 'Friends' union special so far.
It's happening in May... The as yet "untitled" reunion special will debut on HBO's new streaming service in May 2020. The entire 'Friends' library (season 1 - 10) will also be available on HBO Max.
The entire cast will be back... Jennifer (Rachel), Courteney Cox (Monica) , Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe), Matt LeBlanc (Joey), Matthew Perry (Chandler) and David Schwimmer (Ross) will all star in the reunion.
The original 'Friends' soundstage will be used... The special will be recorded at the Warner Bros. Studio lot (Stage 24) in Burbank, California, just like the original series.
The original 'Friends' producers are also back... David Crane, Marta Kauffman and Kevin Bright are co-executive producers.
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