'The West Wing' Reunion Special Is Coming to HBO Max!

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hosted a virtual reunion, during which they paid tribute to late co-star James Avery, who played Will’s uncle, Philip Banks, and died at the age of 68 in 2013. Meanwhile, the special is the latest major cast reunion planned for HBO Max.The streaming platform previously announced it was reuniting the cast for a new in-audience special, which has been delayed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and the cast for a staged production of the political drama’s season 3 episode “Hartsfield’s

a drama reboot of the series based on Morgan Cooper’s viral video “Bel-Air.”This also marks the latest TV reunion special to find a home at HBO Max. Last week, the streamer announced that the cast of “The West Wing” was reuniting for a theatrical staging of the “Hartsfield’s Landing” episode from the show’s third season, which will be shot at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles in early October.

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Peter White Television EditorThe cast of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air are the latest to reunite for a reunion special at HBO Max.Will Smith and gang are set to reunite for the unscripted special to celebrate 30 years since the sitcom first aired.Smith and co-stars including Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, Daphne Maxwell Reid and Alfonso Ribeiro as well as the recurring DJ Jazzy Jeff will tape the special on September 10.

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The Friends reunion at HBO Max may still be on hold, but another staple of the Must-See TV era is headed to the streamer in the fall. The cast of The West Wing will reunite for a theatrical stage presentation of an episode that will stream in the fall on HBO Max (a date hasn't been set).

Peter White Television EditorAaron Sorkin is getting The West Wing gang back together for the first time in 17 years with a special for HBO Max.Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff and Bradley Whitford are reuniting with Sorkin and Thomas Schlamme for A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote.The special will feature a theatrical performance of Hartsfield’s Landing, an episode from the NBC drama’s third season that featured Sheen’s President

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe cast and creators of “The West Wing” are reuniting to perform together for the first time in nearly two decades in a special set at HBO Max, Variety has learned.“A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote” will debut on the streamer this fall. It will feature a theatrical staging of the “Hartsfield’s Landing” episode from the show’s third season and will be shot at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles in early October.