Sadly, the Friends solid reunion particular will not be there for you when HBO Max launches in Could — no less than not immediately. TV Information has discovered that, regardless of Matt LeBlanc‘s earlier suggestion that the group had already gotten again collectively to movie the particular, manufacturing continues to be delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the streaming service not plans to make the Buddies reunion out there to audiences on launch day.
Nonetheless, the particular has not been canceled, and producers are nonetheless planning to deliver all six solid members — Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry, and LeBlanc — collectively on the present’s authentic units for the primary time because the beloved NBC sitcom resulted in 2004. Nonetheless, it’s unclear presently when precisely filming on the Buddies particular will begin, and a brand new premiere date for the particular has not but been introduced. The excellent news is that HBO Max will nonetheless make all 236 episodes of the collection out there to subscribers when it launches in Could, as beforehand deliberate.
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The Buddies reunion was first confirmed by HBO Max in February, following months of rumors that the streaming service was negotiating with the collection’ six results in create the reunion particular followers had been hoping to occur for years. Though HBO Max’s chief content material officer Kevin Reilly told reporters that it was still a “maybe” in January, the following month it was reported that the solid had reached a deal with WarnerMedia to star within the reunion particular and would earn round $3-Four million apiece for his or her look.
The particular can be filmed on the present’s authentic soundstage, Stage 24, on the Warner Bros. lot and can be directed by Ben Winston. Buddies govt producers Kevin Vivid, Marta Kauffman, and David Crane are returning to govt produce the particular, and all six stars are govt producers on the particular as nicely. Emma Conway and James Longman are additionally co-executive producers.
Buddies is likely one of the largest TV titles becoming a member of the HBO Max library upon launch; the streaming service secured the rights to stream the sitcom in July 2019, ending its five-year streaming run at Netflix. Netflix reportedly paid $100 million to maintain the present in its streaming library all through 2019 following the expiration of its authentic deal on the finish of 2018. Along with Buddies, HBO Max may even offer original shows and movies in addition to different TV favorites, like The Big Bang Theory, The West Wing, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Pretty Little Liars.
HBO Max launches in Could.
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