On February 22,Friendsfans finally get the news they ’ve been wait more than 16 years to see : Monica , Ross , Rachel , Joey , Phoebe , and Chandler were reunify for the first prison term sinceFriendsaired its series finale on May 6 , 2004 . But today , less than one month by and by , the human race is in a different station . With the total number of cases ofcoronavirusrising every Clarence Shepard Day Jr. , film and television yield around the world has basically follow to a halt until further notice . NowDeadlineis report that filming on HBO Max ’s plannedFriendsreunionhas had to be postponed as well .
Though still relatively little is known about exactly what the special will entail , former reports are that it will be more of aFriendsretrospective , where the beloved sitcom ’s stars — Jennifer Aniston , Courteney Cox , Lisa Kudrow , Matt LeBlanc , Matthew Perry , and David Schwimmer — will take a expression back at the show that changed the course of their lives , and is still bump new audiences more than a stern - century after it first debuted on NBC in September of 1994 .
According to Deadline :
The expert newsworthiness — at least for now — is that the modification in schedule may not affect the special ’s premiere date . While no official sack appointment has been gift , it ’s believed that theFriendsreunion will be useable for streaming as soon as HBO Max makes its debut ( there ’s no official date for that either , beyond that it will be in May ) .
Though cinematography has reportedly been pushed to May , because the especial will be more of an interview data format than a scripted series , prepping it in time for HBO Max ’s launch should not be as daunting a task . Provided it ’s safe for them to film when May rolls around .
For now , we ’ll have to hold off — and be content to know that we ’ll see all sixFriendstogether again in the very near time to come . In the meantime , you could satisfy your craving for never - before - seenFriendscontent with 25 minutes ofbloopers .
[ h / tDeadline ]
