Friends: The Reunion to air locally this week

Friends: The Reunion will air here locally in South Africa on M-Net exclusively on DStv on Sunday, May 30 at 20:00 and will be available on streaming service Showmax on Monday, May 31, 2021, according to MultiChoice.

Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer return to the legendary comedy’s original soundstage, Stage 24, on the Warner Bros. Studio lot in Burbank, for an unscripted real-life celebration of the popular programme.

David Beckham, Justin Bieber, BTS, James Corden, Cindy Crawford, Cara Delevingne, Lady Gaga, Elliott Gould, Kit Harington, Larry Hankin, Mindy Kaling, Thomas Lennon, Christina Pickles, Tom Selleck, James Michael Tyler, Maggie Wheeler, Reese Witherspoon, and Malala Yousafzai will all make cameos at Friends: The Reunion.

Ben Winston directed and executive produced the special with Kevin Bright, Marta Kauffman, and David Crane, as well as Friends executive producers Kevin Bright, Marta Kauffman, and David Crane. Warner Horizon, Fulwell 73 Productions, and Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions are behind the special, which is produced by Warner Bros.

Unscripted Television in collaboration with Warner Horizon, Fulwell 73 Productions, and Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions. The program was executive produced by Aniston, Cox, Kudrow, LeBlanc, Perry, and Schwimmer. Emma Conway, James Longman and Stacey Thomas-Muir co-executive produced.

Friends is still one of the most popular television shows. The series remains a perennial go-to in syndication and on streaming sites, where it continues to be a tremendous hit worldwide, despite being one of the highest-rated shows on television during its original network run.

During its 10-season run, Friends not only won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, but also Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow received Emmy Awards for their roles as series stars.

Friends covers the lives and loves of a close-knit group of New York City friends, including brothers Ross (David Schwimmer) and Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), as well as Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry), Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow), Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc), and Jennifer Aniston (Rachel Green).

Who’s watching? Here’s the link…