The television series "Friends" is an absolute cult even 15 years after the last episode. Now there is surprising news for the fans: there will be a sequel!
Update from February 22, 2020: fans watch out, it's official: The cult television series "Friends" gets a sequel! The reunion of Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer, which has been eagerly awaited by viewers , is actually happening, WarnerMedia announced publicly.
The actors are supposed to return to the original location at Warner Bros. Studios in Los Angeles without a fixed script and produce new episodes there. The new episodes can then be viewed together with all previous 236 "Friends" episodes on the HBO Max streaming service.
The stars themselves all posted the same photo for the solemn announcement and only wrote: "It happens ...". So did Jennifer Aniston, who published the photo thirteen hours ago and has already received over eight million likes on the post.
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It's happening ... @ hbomax @ courteneycoxofficial @ lisakudrow @ mleblanc @ mattyperry4 @_schwim_
A post shared by Jennifer Aniston (@jenniferaniston) on Feb 21, 2020 at 2:04 pm PST
Our first announcement on October 7, 2019: Photo with old "Friends" colleagues lets fans speculate wildly
Los Angeles - For ten years "Friends" was undoubtedly THE hit series of the 90s not only in the USA. To date, the sitcom is the cult television series par excellence for millions of fans. The stories about the six-member circle of friends with Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), Monica (Courteney Cox), Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow), Joey (Matt LeBlanc), Chandler (Matthew Perry) and Ross (David Schwimmer) inspired the TV from 1994 to 2004 Spectator.
Courtney Cox with Jennifer Aniston and Matt LeBlanc
The main actors at the time were not just friends in front of the camera - the "Friends" still get on well today, as shown by a photo that Courtney Cox - aka Monica - published on Instagram. It shows the 55-year-old together with her former colleagues Jennifer Aniston (50) and Matt LeBlanc (52). "A rare night and I love it," she wrote for her snapshot. Apparently, such a meeting rarely happens, but she loves it.
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A rare night and I love it.
A post shared by Courteney Cox (@courteneycoxofficial) on Oct 6, 2019 at 12:05 p.m.
At the end of September, Courtney Cox already posted a photo with Lisa Kudrow, who played the role of Phoebe, and received countless heart emojis and sentimental messages from her followers.
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Trying to play it cool with all this heat. # friends25
A post shared by Courteney Cox (@courteneycoxofficial) on Sep 22, 2019 at 9:57 am PDT
Fans enthusiastic about "Friends" photo
Seeing part of the then “Friends” made the hearts of millions of fans beat faster. The snapshot quickly picked up around two million likes on Instagram (as of October 7, 3 p.m.). More than 55,600 comments can be read under the post. The fans of the series would like the cult friends to make a comeback on the big screen: “Let it come true! A Friends movie! ”Was a comment. "The internet has collapsed," wrote another.
"Friends" sequel? That's what the inventor says
The series inventor Marta Kauffman has recently rejected all those who want a reunion of the six friends. "We will not make a reunion and we will not restart," said TV producer Marta Kauffman, according to the industry magazine Variety. "It wouldn't exceed what we did."
Jennifer Aniston would make “Friends” sequel
Jennifer Aniston, on the other hand, could imagine a continuation of the successful series. "I would do it," she said on Ellen DeGeneres' talk show in June. The same applies to the other characters from the series: “The girls would do it. And the boys too. I'm sure."
Success of the "Friends" stars: Up to one million US dollars per episode
The success of the series was enormous. The actors eventually became high-paying Hollywood stars - especially Jennifer Aniston. The series ran until 2004, at the end of which the six leading actors are said to have received one million US dollars per episode.
For the 25th anniversary: "Friends" couch on Empire State Building
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the series, a replica of the orange-colored sofa was placed on the viewing platform of the New York Empire State Building, on which the main actors in the series had met again and again in the "Central Perk" café.
Video: Previously you could see old "Friends" stars together
Fitting: Jennifer Aniston has finally signed up on Instagram - and her first post already makes the fans go crazy. Above all, a piquant detail puzzles, writes * tz.de.
Not as successful as "Friends", but also a popular TV series for German television viewers was the Ösi satire "Vorstadtweiber", which has now flown out of the ARD program.
RTL also kicked three series recently due to poor odds from the program.
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