Where can you watch the Friends reunion?

Last Modified Oct 30, 2024 04:28 EDT
Where can you watch the Friends reunion?
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Fans can watch Friends: The Reunion on HBO Max, Hulu, and Prime Video. The main cast of the show returns to the original Friends sets (including the Friends apartments, the Central Perk coffee shop, and the iconic water fountain), meets with former cast members and celebrities, performs table reads and reenactments of Friends episodes, and shares behind-the-scenes videos.


The reunion special aired in 2021. The show's co-creators, Marta Kauffman and David Crane, Kevin S. Bright, the main cast, and Ben Winston (who also directed the special) served as executive producers for the special, which James Corden hosted. The reunion special aired on HBO Max on May 27, 2021, after a teaser trailer that was released in May 2021. Five bonus clips taken from the special are included as bonuses in the HBO Max version.


Is Friends: The Reunion still available to stream?

Friends: The Reunion is available on different platforms on which fans can watch the special. Here is a list of the platforms:


  • HBO Max

  • Hulu

  • Prime


Where was Friends: The Reunion filmed?

The special was filmed at Warner Bros. Studios' Stage 24, popularly referred to as "The Friends Stage," in Burbank, California. This is the same location where Friends has been produced since its second season. The reunion's filming got underway in April 2021. There were two delays in the special's filming: one in March 2020 and another in August 2020. A live audience of "mostly union extras" watched the special's talk show and trivia game segments, which were hosted by James Corden.


Read More: How many Awards did Friends win


Friends: The Reunion cast


Main cast


Here is a list of the main cast members from the Friends reunion:


  • Jennifer Aniston

  • Courteney Cox

  • Lisa Kudrow

  • Matt LeBlanc

  • Matthew Perry

  • David Schwimmer


Original Show Producers


  • Kevin S. Bright

  • David Crane

  • Marta Kauffman


Host


James Corden hosted the special.


Guest stars


Here is a list of all the guest stars on the special:


  • David Beckham

  • Justin Bieber (wearing Ross' Spud-nik costume)

  • BTS

  • Cindy Crawford (wearing Ross' leather pants and buttoned shirt)

  • Cara Delevingne (wearing Rachel's maid of honor dress and Ross's Holiday Armadillo costume)

  • Soleil Moon Frye (audience guest, who played Katie in "The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey")

  • Elliott Gould (audience guest, who played Jack Geller)

  • Kit Harington

  • Lady Gaga (performing "Smelly Cat" with Kudrow, dressed as Phoebe, and referencing her role in A Star Is Born)

  • Larry Hankin (trivia game guest, who played Mr. Heckles)

  • Mindy Kaling

  • Thomas Lennon (trivia game guest, who played Joey's identical hand twin)

  • Christina Pickles (audience guest, who played Judy Geller)

  • Tom Selleck (trivia game guest, who played Richard Burke)

  • James Michael Tyler (cast interview guest on Zoom, who played Gunther)

  • Maggie Wheeler (cast interview guest, who played Janice Litman-Goralnik)

  • Reese Witherspoon (who played Jill Green)


The four actors who played the barbershop quartet in "The One With All the Jealousy" made an appearance during the trivia game portion. Archival video featured references to and footage of Danny DeVito, Ben Stiller, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, and Sean Penn, who were all guests on the show.


The curtain call for the series finale featured a brief appearance by actor Paul Rudd. Comedian Bob Newhart and director James Burrows' appearances were incorporated into the HBO Max release as additional segments after being removed from the special.



FAQs about the Friends reunion

  1. Fans can watch the Friends reunion special on HBO Max, Hulu, and Prime Video.


  1. The Friends reunion is not available on Netflix. However, the sitcom is available to watch on the platform.


  1. Yes, Friends reunion is available on these platforms: HBO Max, Hulu, Prime.


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