Hopes that a reunion was on the cards gathered pace after Jennifer Anison posted a photo of the cast together on her fledgling Instagram account. She referenced the idea during a chat show appearance.
The Insta selfie, also featuring Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer set a new record for the fastest time to reach one million followers.
The reunion show would most likely have been an unscripted affair, with its creators rejecting the idea of a scripted reboot during 25th anniversary celebrations last September, Deadline said.
"The show was about that time in life when friends are your family," co-creator Marta Kauffman explained saying a reboot is "not going to beat what we did".