Netflix confirms Inbetweeners 3 movie as it releases teaser with Will, Simon, Jay and Neil
After 12 years and multiple false scares where it felt like The Inbetweeners were coming back, Netflix have confirmed that the Will, Simon, Jay, and Neil are officially back.
The Inbetweeners 3 is going to be a Netflix film, with the streamer releasing a teaser trailer in which the actors behind the roles are shown reuniting in their iconic yellow Fiat.
News had broken earlier this year that The Inbetweeners was coming back for one more ride, however there were always doubts from fans due to the previous ‘reunion special’ which had been mistaken by some online for a genuine return to the show.
Several of the cast had actually denied that they would ever return to the role, with James Buckley previously having said there 'isn't enough money in the world' to make them come back to the characters for fears any reboot would ruin the fan perception of the characters.
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Simon Bird also stated 2024 in an interview with MailOnline: "I’m afraid to be the one pouring cold water on this but it’s not happening. I can tell you emphatically that there are no prospects of a reunion.
“[The cast would] be happy to but it’s not up to us, it’s up to the writers, Iain [Morris] and Damon [Beesley] and I know they’re both very busy these days. It’s not more likely to happen now than it was ten years ago I’m afraid."
One of the reasons Bird gave for the series not returning for a new season or third film was actually that he felt the 'comedy embodied' a certain time and would be tricky to replicate, something which fans clearly are also concerned about.
One comment on the Instagram announcement said: "I hope it’s the same comedy that worked, rather than making it “modern”. The new Frasier series’s were awful because they changed what worked to “modern” comedy, amongst lots of other things that have comebacks."
Another said the hoped it would be like 'the actual Inbetweeners' and a third commented: "PLEASE keep it the same as it always was."
It is now confirmed though that, for better or worse, one of the most iconic British TV comedies of the 21st century is coming back. The cast have not directly confirmed this until this point where they return as their characters in the teaser, with Joe Thomas having offered one of the rare comments from the four actors on news of a reunion.
He told The Sun earlier this year: "I feel enormously close to all those people and, obviously, I love spending time with them. If there was an opportunity to spend more time with them in any capacity, I’d love that... that’s pretty much all I can say."
He went on to add that as long as writers Morris and Beesley were convinced they had a good idea and were willing to come back, he'd be keen on a return.
The return comes after it was announced last year that the creators' production company had struck a deal that would allow them to bring back the characters for new projects, with Morris and Beesley saying on social media: "Incredibly exciting to be plotting more adventures for our four favourite friends (ooh friends)."
The movie is now filming, but no release date has yet been confirmed.
Topics: The Inbetweeners, Netflix, TV and Film, Film
Michael Slavin