The stars of Friends have reportedly reached a principle agreement with Warner Bros for an hour-long special on HBO Max.

Axar.az reports citing Independent that according to Deadline, Friends cast members Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry will each be paid in the $3m-$4m (£2.3m-£3m) range for appearing in the special. The total amount spent on talent is said to be around $20m (£15.4m).

Original Friends co-creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane are expected to have some involvement in the special.

Speculation that a Friends reunion was in the works was reignited on February 5 after Matthew Perry tweeted: “Big news coming”.