The HBO Max platform will broadcast a special episode of the series "Friends" on May 27, which will mark the reunion of the six characters of the cult series, broadcast between 1994 and 2004. Many special guests, from Lady Gaga to Justin Bieber, are already advertisement. 

Six back characters and chills for a whole generation.

HBO Max posted a video trailer on Thursday setting out the release date for the special reunion episode of the cult series

Friends

, after 17 years of absence.

On the short video, which has already been around social networks, the six actors can be seen, from behind, walking, while the title of the episode is displayed: "The one where they meet" ( The One Where They Get Back Together), using the wording similar to all the episodes of the series, which all started with "the one" ("The One").

It's been 17 years, but your Friends are back.

Stream the #FriendsReunion on May 27 only on HBO Max pic.twitter.com/NmuXLIx6En

- HBO Max (@hbomax) May 13, 2021

When will the episode be available? 

This special episode will be uploaded to the HBO Max platform on May 27.

As for the French broadcaster, it has not yet been announced.

This reunion should initially correspond to the launch, at the end of May 2020, of the HBO Max platform, which acquired the entire catalog of "Friends".

But the pandemic had forced the production to postpone filming, which did not finally take place until last month, in Burbank, California.

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Who will be the special guests? 

In addition to the six main comedians of the series, this gala episode will also see many stars, from Canadian singer Justin Bieber to South Korean group BTS, via former footballer David Beckham and singer Lady Gaga, according to a statement. released Thursday.

The sitcom returns to its old years when many prestigious guests, from Bruce Willis to Ralph Lauren, via Jean-Claude Van Damme, made remarkable appearances. 

According to the site of the magazine

Variety

, the six historical actors, who are co-executive producers of the reunion episode, would have negotiated a fee of $ 2.5 million each for the filming of this single show.

What is

Friends again

? 

The

Friends

series

, 10 seasons or 236 episodes broadcast between 1994 and 2004, was a huge audience success and marked a generation of viewers.

It tells the story of three young women and three young men in New York, linked by a great friendship: Monica Geller, Rachel Green, Phoebe Buffay, Ross Geller, Chandler Bing and Joey Triviani. 

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The spectators thus follow the amorous, professional and friendly developments of the six heroes, played by Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer, around their roommate or their favorite café, the Central Perk. 

The series' arrival on Netflix in 2015 allowed the platform to win over a new audience, confirming the sitcom's unspoiled popularity, a genre many said was on the decline.