HBO Max is one of the new streaming services that will be launched in 2020, but unfortunately here comes some bad news for those who were looking forward to seeing the content there. HBO Max commissioned a special show with the actors from the Friends series, which reunites for one time those from HBO creating everything to attract as many people as possible to the service that was scheduled to be launched for the spring of this year in several countries.
HBO Max had ordered this special show with the actors from Friends and with a large expense, tens of millions of dollars, but the Corona virus is forcing HBO to make the decision to postpone its production. If the other day I told you that Netflix made the decision to postpone production for several films and series, well, the same thing is also happening with HBO Max, Friends being the most famous "victim", but they were probably lovers and other productions.
HBO Max: DISAPPOINTING Decision Officially Announced by the Company
HBO Max was supposed to have this special show with the actors from Friends available from the very day the video-on-demand streaming service was launched, but it looks like that won't happen. There is currently no known possible date when the special show with the cast of Friends will be released, but it is possible that HBO Max will be released for people around the world even without it being offered, but with all seasons of the series available still for them.
"Sources say the unscripted special was supposed to be filmed next Monday and Tuesday at the show's iconic and former home on the Warner Bros. Studio lot. from Burbank. Given the current state of the global coronavirus pandemic, production will be delayed until at least May. A formal shooting date has not been set as it is unclear when production will be able to resume."
HBO Max they would have wanted to film the show on March 23 and 24, so it would have been a very short production period for something that should have only had an hour of viewing. It is possible that the production will be resumed by HBO Max in May, but everything depends on how the situation in the USA will proceed with the Coronavirus pandemic, over 14.000 people are already infected there, and it is possible that the situation will not be resolved until May improve in any way.
HBO Max paid over 400 million dollars for all the episodes of the Friends series, a huge amount, and people will have to settle for just that from the streaming platform at first.
