'Friends' Fans Loved Everything About the All-Black Cast Reading on Zoom Where It Happens

Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Allison Janney, Bradley Whitford and more cast members from The West Wing look as comfortable as ever in their roles, as evidenced by the first peek at the HBO Max reunion special.The streaming platform released the trailer for A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote on Thursday, October 8 — one week before the scripted event will drop. For fans who thought the special would simply take on a stale table-read style, think again.

a special theatrical performance of the iconic season 3 episode, «Hartsfield's Landing,» which drops as a special episode Thursday, Oct. 15 on HBO Max, and the first trailer reveals that no time has passed.Series stars Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Dule Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Maloney, Richard Schiff and Bradley Whitford are all smiles as they greet each other on stage for the first time, all following COVID-19 protocols by wearing face shields or face masks.

Rachel Green is an iconic character but she could have been portrayed very differently.

The Friends reunion at HBO Max is still on a break, but you can get your fix tonight at 9 p.m. ET with a live Zoom table read of the hit sitcom featuring an all-Black cast, Deadline reports.

Friends has been reimagined with an all-Black cast for a new table read – see footage below.The event, held on Zoom last night (September 22), was the second in a new table read series called Zoom Where It Happens.The table read featured an all-star cast, including This Is Us‘ Sterling K Brown, who played Ross, First Wives Club star Ryan Michelle Bathe as Rachel and Orange Is The New Black‘s Uzo Aduba taking on the role of Phoebe.The event was set up to support Michelle Obama’s non-profit

Friends remains one of the most famous sitcoms ever made, but it has come under fire—and justifiably so—for its all-white cast, lack of diverse storylines, and cheap jokes at the expense of the LGBTQ+ community. But now a group of talented actors have decided to change some of that that, reimagining the classic sitcom with a table read comprised exclusively of actors of color.

The cast of The West Wing is together again!

Gabrielle Union hosted an all-Black “Friends” with an all-star cast.

' most iconic episodes on Tuesday.During the «Zoom Where It Happens» event, the actors performed «The One Where No One's Ready.» Brown played Ross, while Bathe, his real-life wife, was Rachel. Aduba portrayed Phoebe, Sampson was Joey, Pope played Chandler and Hinds interpreted Monica.

' most iconic episodes on Tuesday.During the «Zoom Where It Happens» event, the actors performed «The One Where No One's Ready.» Brown played Ross, while Bathe, his real-life wife, was Rachel. Aduba portrayed Phoebe, Sampson was Joey, Pope played Chandler and Hinds interpreted Monica.

Sterling K. Brown paid a virtual visit to Global‘s “The Talk” on Tuesday, and discussed that night’s live Zoom reimagining of “Friends”, in which Black actors will play the Central Perk Six for a script reading.

the announcement that an all-Black cast featuring Sterling K.

Friends continues to be one of the most in the world, despite the fact there hasn't been a new episode since 2004. New generations of fans continue to find it thanks to reruns and streaming platforms.

Gabrielle Union is set to host an all-black reading of a Friends episode featuring Sterling K. Brown, Ryan Michelle Bathe, and 2020 Emmy winner Uzo Aduba.Aisha Hinds, Kendrick Sampson, and Jeremy Pope will also take on roles in the virtual event, directed by Salli Richardson-Whitfield.The classic sitcom, which starred Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc, and David Schwimmer, has recently come under scrutiny for its lack of diversity, prompting Schwimmer and

2020 Emmy nominee after two previous wins — will play Ross Gellar in a re-imagining of “Friends” with an all-black cast.Live on Zoom on Tuesday, September 22, at 6 p.m. EST, fans of the hit NBC sitcom will get to see their favorite show like never before.

Friends is getting reimagined. Gabrielle Union is set to host an all-Black cast reading of the infamous show that starred Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer.