00:00Give me $200 and it's done.
00:01Really?
00:02No.
00:03Exciting news for fans of The West Wing, the cast of the iconic series and creator Aaron
00:07Sorkin will reunite for a theatrical stage presentation of an episode that will stream
00:11in the fall on HBO Max.
00:14Original cast members Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Alison Janney, Janelle Maloney, Richard Schiff,
00:19Bradley Whitford, and Martin Sheen will join series creator Sorkin and director and executive
00:24producer Thomas Schlamme for the special.
00:26The reunion special will film over several days in early October at the Orpheum Theater
00:30in Los Angeles, strictly following COVID-19 production guidelines.
00:34An exact release date hasn't been set yet.
00:36This news comes as the Friends reunion at HBO Max is still on hold.
00:39The West Wing special will feature the cast performing the season 3 episode Heartfield's
00:43Landing on stage, along with new material written by Sorkin for the reunion.
00:47The episode first aired in February 2002.
00:49You're not just folks.
00:51You're not plain spoken.
00:53Do not, do not, do not act like I don't want to be killed.
01:01The reunion will be a benefit for When We All Vote, a nonpartisan, non-profit organization
01:05that aims to increase voter participation.
01:08HBO Max parent company Warner Media will make a donation to When We All Vote in honor of
01:12the special.
01:12For more on this story, head to THR.com.
01:15For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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