By Peter White Television Editor HBO Max is pivoting the launch of the Friends reunion special after the COVID-19 pandemic put paid to the special being available at the launch of WarnerMedia’s new streaming service.
The streamer has confirmed that the special, which sees the Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer reunite on stage for the first time in 16 years, has been delayed.
Production was set to start earlier this year before being shutdown by the global pandemic. There had been a contingency plan to film it in May ahead of the launch of the service, but the prolonged outbreak means that it will not be able to join all 236 episodes of the NBC show as WarnerMedia rolls out its
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