TV REUNION

Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon Reuniting for Surprise TV Show

The actresses played sisters over a decade ago on Friends.
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Reese Witherspoon guest stars on Friends in 2006.From NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images.

Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, beloved stars and Friends siblings, have reportedly gone ahead and committed to a small-screen reunion of sorts.

On Thursday, The Hollywood Reporter broke news that the actresses have signed on to star in and executive produce an untitled new series set in the world of morning talk shows and New York media.

Will the show be a comedy about frazzled morning-show producers searching for love in their off hours, like the semi-recent films The Ugly Truth (starring Katherine Heigl) and Morning Glory (Rachel McAdams), both set in that same world? While the report does not specify what genre the project will be, The Hollywood Reporter does note that it was brainstormed by former HBO head of drama Michael Ellenberg and will be written by House of Cards scribe Jay Carson—a pedigree suggesting that the series will likely be a sharply written drama.

The series has not yet been shopped to outlets. Considering Witherspoon’s relationship with HBO, following the hit adaptation of Big Little Lies (not to mention Ellenberg’s), it seems likely that HBO will at least be in competition for it.

On Wednesday, meanwhile, HBO programming president Casey Bloys told television critics that he is exploring the potential for a second season of Big Little Lies.

“I’m hopeful because Lianne Moriarty, the book author, is thinking about it,” Bloys said. “These characters have lives past the book as written, so we’ll see.”

Though Big Little Lies director Jean-Marc Vallee has said that he has no intention of continuing with the series, Bloys also mentioned that he is still hopeful the drama’s stars can convince him otherwise.

“I know [Jean-Marc] said that. . .but Nicole and Reese can be very persuasive,” Bloys laughed. “First we have to see the material and see if it’s worth everyone’s time. And if it is, [we’ll have a] conversation about directors.”