Netflix announces The Inbetweeners 3 and confirms which stars are returning

The rumours were true – The Inbetweeners is officially returning.

Netflix has confirmed that a third film is in the works following weeks of speculation, dropping a surprise announcement video this morning and offering a look at the cast.

The 40-second teaser clip showed the four main characters we all know and love climbing into their old, banged-up car and struggling to get it started… Let’s hope the film itself has better luck.

Cameras then cut to the number ‘3’ smeared into the car’s dirty back window, as the streamer reveals it is ‘now in production’.

Fans will be thrilled to learn that James Buckley, 39, Blake Harrison, 41, Simon Bird, 42, and Joe Thomas, 42, will reprise their roles as Jay Cartwright, Neil Sutherland, Will McKenzie, and Simon Cooper, respectively, after a hugely popular sitcom run and two record-breaking movies.

And the comedy’s comeback is in safe hands, as The Inbetweeners creators Damon Beesley and Iain Morris will also return to write and direct the film.

It’ll be produced by Claire Jones alongside Banijay’s Patrick Holland and Fudge Park Production’s Mark Lesbirel.

Executive producers Damon Beesley and Iain Morris said: ‘It’s been super-fun hanging out with our friends again, and we’re going to work hard every week to ensure there are no problemos making this new film for humans.’

Plot details are being kept under wraps for now, but it’s been 12 years since the chaotic foursome was last on our screens in The Inbetweeners 2, so it’s fair to assume there’ll be plenty to catch up on.

The Inbetweeners originally ran from 2008 to 2010 for three seasons on E4 before its subsequent films in 2011 and the 2014 sequel.

Ever since, viewers have been desperately hoping for news of a revival, especially after feeling disappointed by the 2019 Fwends Reunited special, which was a Jimmy Carr-fronted talk show, not an actual episode of the beloved programme itself.

Following today’s announcement, fans flooded social media with excited reactions, declaring ‘IT FINALLY HAPPENED’.

Still, naturally, people have reservations, with @Popcorn_For_One on X predicting: ‘This is either gonna be the best thing ever, or so cringe’.

@Davii0_ also quipped that the characters, who were in high school when the show was on air, are ‘gonna be old af 😂’ now, which will likely make the task of perfecting the jokes and storylines all the more challenging.

But for the most part, fans are well and truly seated and eager for that nostalgia hit.

‘They really brought them back 😭 I need this movie to still have that same chaotic energy’, wrote @Maximumolusegun.

‘I will be there DAY ONE’, stated @chill_pervert.

‘The Inbetweeners is coming back?! 😭🔥 This could either be absolute cinema or pure chaos… and honestly, I’m here for both. 😂’, added @DansonPhil222.

Echoing what many others are thinking, @noxyDog said: ‘been waiting years for this, hope it doesn’t ruin the original 🫣’,

Guess only time will tell…

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