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.