HBO Max to bring back 'Friends' cast for a reunion special

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AT&T spent over US$400 million to pull Friends from Netflix's catalogue for the show can be one of the biggest pulls on its HBO Max streaming service. Now, we learn that WarnerMedia shelled out more money to reunite the cast for an unscripted reunion special. Negotiations have reportedly been happening for months. But now, The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer have all signed on, with each expecting to earn between $2.5 and $3 million. The special along with all Friends episodes will air sometime in May in the US.