Friends reunion special finally gets a release date Stars of the US sitcom Friends (Neil Munns/PA) The highly anticipated Friends reunion special will arrive on streaming service HBO Max on May 27, it has been confirmed. A teaser video shared on social media showed the six original cast members – Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer – walking arm-in-arm across a studio lot. The video was accompanied by a down-tempo version of the US sitcom’s theme, I’ll Be There for You by The Rembrandts. Playing on the episode title format throughout the 10 series, a caption described the special as “The One Where We Get to See Our Favorites Back Together Again”.