"Friends: The Reunion", also known as "The One Where They Get Back Together", is a 2021 reunion special of the American television sitcom Friends. The special is hosted by James Corden and executive produced by the show's co-creators, Marta Kauffman and David Crane, Kevin S. Bright, the show's main cast, and Ben Winston (who also directed the special). The special sees the main cast revisit the sets of the original show (such as the Friends' apartments, the Central Perk coffee shop, and the Friends water fountain), meet with guests who appeared on the show as well as celebrity guests, do table reads and re-enactments of older Friends episodes, and share behind-the-scenes footage. This also marked Matthew Perry's final on-screen appearance before his death in October 2023.
Filmed in Los Angeles, California, at Stage 24, also known as "The Friends Stage" at Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, where Friends had been filmed since its second season, the special began filming on April 2021 after being delayed twice in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was released on HBO Max May 27, 2021.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- 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
Guest stars[]
- David Beckham
- Justin Bieber (wearing Ross's Spud-nik costume)
- BTS
- Cindy Crawford (wearing Ross's 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)
- Elliott Gould (audience guest; played Jack Geller in the series)
- Kit Harington
- Lady Gaga (performed "Smelly Cat" with Kudrow, dressed as Phoebe, and referencing her role in A Star Is Born)
- Larry Hankin (trivia game guest; played Mr. Heckles in the series)
- Mindy Kaling
- Thomas Lennon (trivia game guest; played Joey's identical twin in the series)
- Christina Pickles (audience guest; played Judy Geller in the series)
- Tom Selleck (trivia game guest; played Richard Burke in the series)
- James Michael Tyler (on Zoom; played Gunther in the series)
- Maggie Wheeler (cast interview guest; played Janice Litman-Goralnik in the series)
- Reese Witherspoon (played Jill Green in the series)
International release[]
| Country | Network(s) | Date of release | Local title |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | HBO Max | May 27, 2021 | Friends: The Reunion |
| Caribbean Latin America |
HBO Max | June 29, 2021 | |
| Southeast Asia Hong Kong Taiwan |
HBO Asia, HBO Go | May 27, 2021 | |
| Australia | Fox8, Foxtel Now, Binge | May 27, 2021 | |
| Austria | Sky X | May 27, 2021 | |
| Sky One | May 29, 2021 | ||
| Canada | Crave | May 27, 2021 | |
| Germany | Sky Ticket | May 27, 2021 | |
| Sky One | May 29, 2021 | ||
| India | ZEE5 Star World | May 27, 2021 | |
| Italy | Sky Uno, Now | May 27, 2021 | |
| Netherlands | SBS6 | May 28, 2021 | |
| New Zealand | TVNZ 2, TVNZ OnDemand | May 27, 2021 | |
| Poland | HBO Go | May 27, 2021 | |
| Portugal | HBO Portugal, HBO Go | May 27, 2021 | |
| Scandinavia | HBO Nordic | May 27, 2021 | |
| South Africa | M-Net | May 30, 2021 | |
| Showmax | May 31, 2021 | ||
| Spain | HBO España | May 27, 2021 | |
| United Arab Emirates | OSN | May 27, 2021 | |
| United Kingdom Ireland |
Sky One, Now | May 27, 2021 | |
| Vietnam | FPT Play, VieOn | May 27, 2021 | |
| China | iQIYI, Youku, Tencent Video | May 27, 2021 | 六人行：當我們又在一起 |
| Czech Republic | HBO Go | May 27, 2021 | Přátelé: Zase spolu |
| France | Salto | May 27, 2021 | Friends : Les Retrouvailles |
| TF1 | June 24, 2021 | ||
| TFX | June 27, 2021 | ||
| Japan | U-NEXT | May 31, 2021 | フレンズ: ザ・リユニオン |
| Russia | Amediateka | May 27, 2021 | Друзья: Воссоединение |