No, the Friends series is not coming back. Sorry ... However, the rumors were true: the six actresses and actors will meet for a special episode broadcast at the launch of the HBO Max streaming platform in May. Fans have been waiting for months for confirmation, it came Friday from the actors themselves on social networks. "It's happening ..." published together on their respective Instagram accounts, with a collective photo of the great era, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer.
"Fans of Friends , it's official!" Confirmed the HBO Max streaming platform at the same time. After 15 years, nine months and countless requests from fans around the world, the cast of Friends will reform exclusively. This is a very nice move for the new platform, owned by WarnerMedia (AT&T group), which has recovered the rights to the series. Until January 1, 2020, the ten seasons of Friends were available on Netflix and had even been the most watched series on the streaming platform in 2018.
Millions for a single episode
WarnerMedia spent $ 425 million over five years to acquire the rights to the 236 episodes of Friends (1994-2004). And for this new special episode, each actor will receive at least $ 2.5 million for their participation, according to the specialized site Variety , which cites sources close to the file,
The reunion, fifteen years later, between Ross, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe, Joey and Rachel, we will plunge back "to a time when friends - and viewers - gathered in real time and we think that this special episode will revive this spirit "HBO Max manager Kevin Reilly said in the release. And yes, that means nothing and lets imagine almost anything.
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