The
much-awaited
Friends
reunion
special
will
not
be
ready
before
the
launch
of
Warner
Media's
upcoming
streaming
service,
HBO
Max.
The
special
had
been
set
to
debut
with
the
launch
of
the
streaming
service
in
May.
According
to
Variety,
the
special
episode
has
not
been
able
to
shoot
due
to
the
coronavirus
pandemic
which
has
put
a
stop
on
all
the
filming
activity
in
Hollywood.
The
unscripted
episode
was
set
to
be
shot
in
March
at
the
iconic
Stage
24
of
the
Warner
Bros
Studio
lot
in
Burbank,
where
the
original
NBC
series
was
filmed.
The
studio
had
later
decided
to
shoot
the
special
in
May
just
before
the
streaming
service's
launch
but
that
is
also
unlikely
to
happen.
Many
shows
--
scripted,
late-night,
daytime
and
syndicated,
among
others
--
have
been
shut
down
as
the
world
started
to
self-quarantine
and
employ
social
distancing.
All
six
original
cast
members
--
Jennifer
Aniston,
Courteney
Cox,
Lisa
Kudrow,
Matt
LeBlanc,
Matthew
Perry
and
David
Schwimmer
--
are
set
to
come
together
for
the
reunion.
Ben
Winston
will
direct
and
executive
produce
alongside
Friends
creators
David
Crane
and
Marta
Kauffman
and
Kevin
Bright.
The
coronavirus
outbreak
has
killed
over
100,000
and
infected
close
to
1.7
million
till
date.