A planned Friends reunion special won’t be available when HBO Max launches in May, due to coronavirus delays.
HBO Max announced in February that the sitcom’s six stars – Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, and Matthew Perry – would be reunited for the first time in an unscripted special.
“Guess you could call this the one where they all got back together — we are reuniting with David, Jennifer, Courteney, Matt, Lisa, and Matthew for an HBO Max special that will be programmed alongside the entire Friends library,” Kevin Reilly, chief content officer at HBO Max, said at the time in a statement.
At the time, HBO Max was planning on including the long-awaited episode on its debut catalogue, but production shutdowns amid the coronavirus pandemic have made it impossible to stick to the planned schedule.