The long-awaited “Friends: The Reunion” is set for release in the United States today and luckily for Chinese fans, it’s being made available over here too. Viewers who have bought the VIP membership of Tencent Video, iQiyi or Youku can watch the special at 3:02 p.m. (Beijing Time) today on the three streaming apps.

Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry came together to film the one-hour unscripted “Friends: The Reunion” which sees them look back on their time in the hugely popular comedy program that ran from 1994 to 2004.

The six main stars of the series returned to Stage 24 at Warner Bros. Studio, where they filmed the show for 10 years, to record the special. There will also be special guests including Justin Bieber, Reese Witherspoon, Cindy Crawford, Lady Gaga and David Beckham.

When the trailer for the special was released last week, fans of the beloved show were quick to share their excitement 17 years after “Friends” came to an end, with many Chinese eager to know when and where we will be able to watch.

The trailer shows the “Friends” stars, in addition to host James Corden, discussing their experiences on the show, reenacting famous moments, playing a game of trivia, reading classic lines from old scripts and settling long-standing “Friends” debates: Were Ross and Rachel on a break?

It also shows Perry getting particularly emotional during a discussion with the cast, saying “I’m going to cry now,” before Aniston puts her hand on his shoulder, while other “Friends” stars are also seen shedding a tear.

“It was a character-driven funny, not timely funny,” Perry told People about why “Friends” became so popular. “They didn’t make timely jokes. They made character-driven jokes about people — and people are going to come back time and time again and watch that.”

(SD News)