Netflix’s The Inbetweeners Reunion Movie: What We Know

Last year, fans of The Inbetweeners got some promising news: it seemed set for a revival after a 10-plus-year hiatus, as production company Banijay UK and the show’s creators came to an agreement that “pave[d] the way” for its return.

And now, Variety has confirmed that the original cast is working on a reunion flick with streaming giant Netflix.

It follows two hit movies based on the teen sitcom, which chronicles the misadventures of friend group Will MacKenzie (Simon Bird), Simon Cooper (Joe Thomas), Neil Sutherland (Blake Harrison) and Jay Cartwright (James Buckley). The comedy blockbusters were released in 2011 and 2014, respectively.

The first installment, The Inbetweeners Movie, raked in about £66 million globally against an estimated £3.5 million budget. And its sequel, The Inbetweeners 2, made about £47.5 million worldwide.

These were based on the 2008-2010 UK series, which acted as a kind of grimly relatable alternative to sex-and-drug-fuelled teen hit Skins, which also aired on E4.

Simon Bird said, “Skins is great because it’s this fantasy of what you want your teenage years to be whereas The Inbetweeners is what your teenage years actually were”.

We don’t yet know anything about what Netflix’s The Inbetweeners flick might look like, though it’s hard to imagine the original cast, who appear to be attached to the title, will be playing their former adolescent selves.

The cast’s real-life ages range from their late 30s to early 40s.

Blake Harrison, who plays Neil, told the BBC in 2014 when he was aged 29: “The humour comes from their naivety and ignorance towards the world and as soon as you start placing that naivety and ignorance into people in their 20s and 30s, it becomes a bit more offensive and less funny”.