Updated
Updated · Deadline · Sep 7
Netflix Starts The Inbetweeners 3 in UK, Reviving a Franchise Last Seen in 2014
Updated
Updated · Deadline · Sep 7

Netflix Starts The Inbetweeners 3 in UK, Reviving a Franchise Last Seen in 2014

3 articles · Updated · Deadline · Sep 7

Summary

  • Production on The Inbetweeners 3 began in the UK on Sept. 7, with Netflix reviving the comedy franchise more than 12 years after the second film.
  • All 4 original stars — Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas — are returning, while creators Damon Beesley and Iain Morris are back to write and direct.
  • The film extends a series that ran on Channel 4 from 2008 to 2010, then spawned 2 Film4-backed movies released in 2011 and 2014.
  • That track record helps explain Netflix’s bet: the first movie opened at No. 1 and set what was then a UK comedy record for opening weekend, with the sequel also breaking box-office records.

Insights

After a twelve-year hiatus, how will Netflix adapt the iconic, crude humor of the Inbetweeners for today's vastly different cultural landscape?
With no theatrical rollout announced, will Netflix deprive this historically massive box-office comedy franchise of a traditional cinema release?
Beyond the core four leads, which legendary supporting characters are secretly joining this highly anticipated reunion at Rudge Park?