Friends reunion with all six players lands a release date as guest star Reese Witherspoon revealed

Friends: Reunion lands a release date! All six stars are back to reminisce over the hit TV show as they are joined by Reese Witherspoon and Tom Selleck: ‘Could we BE any more excited?’

  • The highly anticipated Friends reunion has a release date on HBO Max: May 27 
  • A teaser clip was shared on Thursday showing all six cast members – Jennifer Aniston , Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer – from the back 
  • They walk arm in arm on a studio lot with the theme song I’ll Be There For You playing at a slower tempo 
  • ‘It’s official! The #FriendsReunion premieres May 27th on @HBOMax — could we BE any more excited?! ❤️,’ Aniston shared in her Instagram caption 


The highly anticipated Friends reunion has a release date on HBO Max: May 27.

A teaser clip was shared on Thursday showing all six cast members – Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer – from the back as they walk arm-in-arm on a studio lot with the theme song I’ll Be There For You playing at a slower temp.

‘It’s official! The #FriendsReunion premieres May 27th on @HBOMax — could we BE any more excited?! ❤️,’ Aniston shared in her Instagram caption.

New: The highly anticipated Friends reunion has a release date on HBO Max: May 27

According to a press release, the show will be called Friends: The Reunion and HBO Max will debut the special on May 27, which is the one-year anniversary of HBO Max’s launch.

The Friends stars ‘return to the iconic comedy’s original soundstage, Stage 24, on the Warner Bros. Studio lot in Burbank for a real-life unscripted celebration of the beloved show.’

Aniston, Cox, Kudrow, LeBlanc, Perry, and Schwimmer executive produced the special. 

Fresh look: A teaser clip was shared on Thursday showing all six cast members - Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer - from the back as they walk arm in arm on a studio lot with the theme song I'll Be There For You playing in the background at a slower temp

Fresh look: A teaser clip was shared on Thursday showing all six cast members – Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer – from the back as they walk arm in arm on a studio lot with the theme song I’ll Be There For You playing in the background at a slower temp

There will also be a variety of special guests including Reese Witherspoon, Elliott Gould and Tom Selleck.

 Reese, Elliott and Tom were guest stars on the original series. Witherspoon played Aniston’s younger sister and now works with her on The Morning Show. Elliott starred as Jack Geller, the father of Monica and Ross Geller Selleck was the lover of Cox’s character Monica. 

Other guest stars are David Beckham, Justin Bieber, BTS, James Corden, Cindy Crawford, Cara Delevingne, Lady Gaga, Kit Harington, Larry Hankin, Mindy Kaling, Thomas Lennon, Christina Pickles, James Michael Tyler, Maggie Wheeler and Malala Yousafzai.

The cast back in the day: Ben Winston directed the special and executive produced along with Friends executive producers Kevin Bright, Marta Kauffman, and David Crane

The cast back in the day: Ben Winston directed the special and executive produced along with Friends executive producers Kevin Bright, Marta Kauffman, and David Crane

Ben Winston directed the special and executive produced along with Friends executive producers Kevin Bright, Marta Kauffman, and David Crane. 

The special comes from Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon, Fulwell 73 Productions and Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions. 

Emma Conway, James Longman and Stacey Thomas-Muir co-executive produced.