Netflix officially announces The Inbetweeners 3 and confirms which cast members 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 Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison, and Joe Thomas will reprise their roles as Will McKenzie, Jay Cartwright, Neil Sutherland, 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.