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The boys are back! The Inbetweeners are officially returning for a brand-new movie, with all four original stars back together.

After years of rumours, speculation and fans asking whether we would ever see Will, Simon, Jay and Neil together again, it has finally happened.

Netflix has officially confirmed The Inbetweeners 3, with production beginning in the UK in September 2026.

Even better, the original four are all returning.

The original cast is back

Netflix has confirmed that Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas will reprise their famous roles.

That means fans can look forward to seeing:

• Simon Bird as Will McKenzie
• Joe Thomas as Simon Cooper
• James Buckley as Jay Cartwright
• Blake Harrison as Neil Sutherland

The announcement is particularly exciting because it isn’t a reboot or a new cast taking over the characters.

It’s the original four.

Netflix has also confirmed that the show’s creators, Damon Beesley and Iain Morris, are returning to write and direct the movie.

And that could be one of the most important parts of the comeback.

The same creative team that created the original sitcom and the two previous movies is behind the new film.

The Inbetweeners 3 is already filming

This isn’t simply a movie that’s been announced with production still years away.

Filming has already begun in the UK.

Netflix announced the start of production on 7 September 2026, meaning cameras are already rolling on the long-awaited reunion.

Netflix’s announcement video also gave fans their first official glimpse of the four characters back together.

And there’s a particularly nostalgic detail.

Simon’s famous yellow Fiat Cinquecento is back.

The announcement shows the four men climbing into the familiar car, with the number three displayed on the rear window.

It is a simple detail, but for longtime fans it immediately makes the new film feel like The Inbetweeners again.

What is The Inbetweeners 3 about?

This is where Netflix is keeping things fairly secret.

The full plot has not been officially revealed.

However, photographs from the set have already given fans something very interesting to talk about.

A wedding appears to be at the centre of the new movie.

Recent set photographs show the cast filming at a church, with James Buckley dressed in a three-piece suit as Jay and the production featuring a bride.

The bride is played by Marina Bye, according to reports, although exactly how her character fits into the story is still being kept under wraps.

And that immediately raises one enormous question:

Is Jay Cartwright getting married?

It certainly looks possible.

But fans will have to wait for Netflix to reveal exactly what is happening.

After all, this is Jay we’re talking about.

There could be a very long way between him putting on a suit and actually making it down the aisle.

What happened in the previous movies?

The new film follows two hugely successful Inbetweeners movies.

The first, The Inbetweeners Movie, was released in 2011.

It followed Will, Simon, Jay and Neil on a disastrous holiday to Greece after finishing school.

The movie became a huge British box-office success, earning around £65.1 million.

Then came The Inbetweeners 2 in 2014.

The boys were reunited once again, this time travelling to Australia.

That film also became a major hit, taking around £46.6 million at the box office.

Now, more than a decade after the second movie, the four friends are finally getting another adventure.

How long has it been?

It’s been a seriously long wait.

The original television series aired from 2008 to 2010, before the first movie arrived in 2011.

The second movie followed in 2014.

That means it has been 12 years since the last Inbetweeners movie.

And it’s been even longer since fans last saw the characters in their original television setting.

Netflix describes the new film as a continuation of the sitcom and the two previous movies rather than a reboot.

So, yes – the boys are older.

But whether they’ve actually grown up is another question entirely.

Could other familiar characters return?

The four main actors are confirmed.

But there are still questions surrounding some of the show’s other familiar faces.

For example, Emily Atack’s Charlotte Hinchcliffe and Emily Head’s Carli D’Amato have not been confirmed by Netflix in the main announcement.

However, recent filming reports have suggested that Emily Head may be involved in the new movie.

Set photographs have reportedly shown her returning as Carli, although fans should distinguish those reports from Netflix’s officially confirmed cast announcement.

That leaves plenty of room for more casting announcements as production continues.

What could the new movie be about?

The wedding storyline immediately opens up plenty of possibilities.

Could Jay actually be getting married?

Could one of the other boys be involved in the wedding?

Could the four friends simply be attending the ceremony and inevitably causing absolute chaos?

And what has happened to them during the years since we last saw them?

Will Will have become the successful, sophisticated adult he always imagined himself becoming?

Has Simon finally found a stable relationship?

Has Neil changed at all?

And has Jay continued telling increasingly ridiculous stories about his life?

The movie has an opportunity to answer all of those questions while still keeping the basic dynamic that made the original show so popular.

Will The Inbetweeners 3 be released on Netflix?

Yes, Netflix is the home of the new movie.

However, an exact release date has not yet been announced.

Production only began in September 2026, so fans will have to wait for Netflix to reveal when the finished film will be released.

Current reports have pointed towards a 2027 release, but Netflix has not yet given a specific date.

We’ll update this article as soon as an official release date is announced.

Why are fans so excited?

There is something particularly nostalgic about seeing the four original actors back together.

The Inbetweeners wasn’t just another sitcom.

For many viewers, Will, Simon, Jay and Neil were part of their teenage years.

The show became famous for its awkward humour, disastrous relationships and the spectacularly bad decisions made by its four main characters.

Bringing the original cast back means the new movie doesn’t have to recreate that chemistry.

It’s already there.

And with Beesley and Morris returning to write and direct, the people responsible for creating the characters are also back behind the camera.

The Inbetweeners are officially back

For years, fans have wondered whether there would ever be another Inbetweeners movie.

Now we finally have an answer.

The Inbetweeners 3 is officially happening.

The original four are returning.

The original creators are returning.

Production is already underway.

And there appears to be a wedding involved.

We still don’t know exactly who is getting married, what the full story will be or when Netflix will release the movie.

But one thing is certain:

Will, Simon, Jay and Neil are back.

And judging by their track record, whatever happens next probably isn’t going to go smoothly.

This article will be updated as Netflix announces more details about The Inbetweeners 3.