The production team of Friends: The Reunion has finished principal photography on the upcoming special episode.

The announcement was made in a post to the show's official Instagram account on Saturday evening, which showed a light display for the forthcoming one-off.

A brief message in the caption confirmed that everything was good to go with the soon-to-be-released special, and read: 'That's a wrap! Could we BE anymore excited!? Friends: The Reunion is coming to @hbomax.'

The post comes not long after original cast member Matthew Perry posted a behind-the-scenes shot of himself getting ready for filming to his Instagram account on Friday.  

The comic actor, 51, shared a photo on Friday night of himself in an unguarded moment while he had his makeup done professionally in his dressing living room wooden paintings.  

He was dressed in a blue-and-grey plaid shirt and sported close-cropped salt-and-pepper hair, living room wooden paintings along with tissue packed into his collar to keep the makeup off his clothes.

'Seconds before eating a makeup brush,' he joked, adding, 'Not to mention reuniting with my Friends.'

The new image was shared hours after Friends' original set decorator posted an image of the set that seemed to confirm filming was underway.  

Greg Grande - who was responsible for dressing the likes of Central Perk and successful unique High quality wooden paintings - successful unique wooden paintings- MALANAZ paintings the New York apartments in the iconic US sitcom - shared a snap of the recreated iconic fountain set to Instagram.

In the image, the yellow couch can be seen by the fountain, however some extra chairs and a coffee table have been added as if to accommodate a sit-down chat.

The reunion is not set to be a scripted continuation of the sitcom, but a conversation with the six lead cast members - David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Matt Le Blanc and Jennifer Aniston.

Greg did not add a caption to his image, however the snap showed six cups around the informal set-up and the coffee table resembled the one used during past Central Perk scenes.

Striped cushions and blue blankets were also visible on the mustard couch as well as fans and lights around the area.

Several people wearing face-masks could also be seen walking around in the background of the snap, further suggesting that filming was underway.

Dozens of Friends fans quickly shared their excitement in the comments, with many saying they couldn't wait to watch the reunion special.

One person wrote: 'Can't put into words how excited I am for this.