The next chapter of Friends is here.
Its the One Where They Get Back Together.
David Schwimmer, from left, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc and Jennifer Aniston in a scene from the Friends reunion special.
Friends: The Reunionis on TVNZ2 tonight. It only took 17 years after the series finale, but the whole cast returns to reflect on and celebrate the long-running NBC sitcom.
Heres the information for when to tune in, who will be there, watch parties and other details.
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Who will be in the Friends reunion?
Jennifer Aniston (Rachel), Courteney Cox (Monica), Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe), Matt LeBlanc (Joey), Matthew Perry (Chandler) and David Schwimmer (Ross) reunited to film the unscripted special at Stage 24, the shows original soundstage on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, California, US.
The reunion arrives this week after filming was postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dont expect a new episode of Friends, but there will be plenty of series material. Actors revisit the series sets the miraculously spacious apartment, the Central Perk hangout spot and reminisce about the first table read.
They will also deliver a reading of a Friends script.
This image provided by HBO Max shows Matt LeBlanc, from left, Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow in a scene from the “Friends” reunion special.
Everyone was so perfectly cast, Schwimmer says in the trailer.
Another highlight: Aniston says an unnamed TV producer once told her she had no chance of succeeding with Friends.
I remember I went to the producer of the show I was on and he said, That shows not gonna make you a star, she says in the reunion.
The series premiered on NBC in 1994 and wrapped in 2004, after 10 seasons. Fans continued to binge-watch the show, finding Friends on TVNZ in 2020 after the series left Netflix in 2019.
Friends executive producers Kevin Bright, Marta Kauffman and David Crane produced the reunion special with Aniston, Cox, Kudrow, LeBlanc, Perry and Schwimmer.
Variety reported that each actor received US$2.5 million for the special, which is reminiscent of their pay during the series.
By the end of Friends in 2004, each cast member was being paid US$1 million per episode.
Who is hosting the Friends reunion?
James Corden plays host to the Friends cast for the reunion.
The trailer also shows David Schwimmer hosting some Friends cast trivia.
This image provided by HBO Max shows David Schwimmer in a scene from the “Friends” reunion special. (Terence Patrick/HBO Max via AP)
Who are the special guests in the Friends reunion?
Special guests at Friends: The Reunion include series regulars and guest stars:
- Christina Pickles (Monica and Ross mother, Judy Geller) and Elliott Gould (their father, Jack Geller)
- James Michael Tyler (Gunther)
- Reese Witherspoon (Rachels younger sister Jill Greene)
- Maggie Wheeler (Janice)
- Tom Selleck (ophthalmologist Dr. Richard Burke, who dated Monica)
- Larry Hankin (Mr. Heckles, Monica and Rachels downstairs neighbour)
- Thomas Lennon (Randall, Joeys identical hand twin)
Who are other celebrity special guests and super fans at the Friends reunion?
Celebrity super fans taking part in the reunion:
- David Beckham
- Nobel Prize laureate and activist Malala Yousafzai
- Justin Bieber
- Lady Gaga
- BTS
- Mindy Kaling
- Cindy Crawford
- Kit Harington
- Cara Delevingne
What time will Friends: The Reunion be released on TVNZ?
Friends: The Reunionwill be screening on TVNZ 2 at 7.02pm, Thursday, May 27, the same night that it’s being released in the US.
The episode will also be available to watch on TVNZ OnDemand.
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