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The Hollywood Reporter and Variety on Tuesday
reported that preliminary talks were underway for an unscripted
reunion special that would feature all six "Friends" actors and
air on upcoming streaming service HBO Max, a unit of AT&T's
WarnerMedia.
HBO Max had no comment on the reports, which follow hints by
Jennifer Aniston that something might be underway.
The talks are still in the very early stages and would not
involve reviving the hit comedy series that ended in 2004, the
two entertainment industry publications said, citing
unidentified sources.
HBO Max secured the rights to all 10 seasons of "Friends" for
its streaming service that is scheduled to launch in April 2020.
The series has found a new lease of life on Netflix where it was
the second most-watched show in 2018, according to Nielsen data.
Aniston joined Instagram in October by posting a recent selfie
with "Friends" actors Matt LeBlanc (Joey), Courtney Cox
(Monica), Matthew Perry (Chandler), Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe) and
David Schwimmer (Ross).
Asked about a possible new "Friends" project, Aniston told talk
show host Ellen DeGeneres last month:
“We would love for there to be something, but we don’t know what
that something is. So we’re just trying. We’re working on
something.”
Aniston said she posted the selfie because "because we miss each
other and we all happened to be in the same part of the world."
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall)
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