The Beloved British Sitcom You Thought Was Gone Is Back After 15 Years

Well, this is wild. After 15 years off our screens, The Inbetweeners is gearing up for a comeback. Not a reboot, not a vague anniversary special — the original creators are back in the mix and they just cracked open the rights to do new stuff across multiple formats. Yes, that likely means more of Will, Simon, Neil, and Jay getting it spectacularly wrong.

So what exactly got announced?

Writers-creators Damon Beesley and Iain Morris have confirmed they are actively plotting the return of The Inbetweeners. Their company, Fudge Park Productions, has partnered with Banijay UK on a new deal that unlocks the ability to revive the series across film, TV, and even stage. Translation: they now have the legal and logistical runway to actually make new Inbetweeners projects, not just talk about them.

'Incredibly exciting to be plotting more adventures for our four favourite friends (ooh friends).'

That line comes from Beesley and Morris, and yeah, it pretty clearly points to the original quartet.

What we know right now

• The original creators Damon Beesley and Iain Morris are driving the return, via Fudge Park Productions.
• Fudge Park has struck a partnership with Banijay UK to pave the way — and crucially, to unlock rights for new projects across film, TV, and stage.
• Banijay UK CEO Patrick Holland says he is delighted to restart conversations about the show’s future and believes the team’s vision will land with longtime fans and newcomers.
• Fudge Park managing director Jonathan Blyth calls it an exciting partnership and says there are active conversations underway, with more news to come.
• Joe Thomas (Simon) recently said the cast is open to reuniting; one idea that’s been kicked around is a stag do in Las Vegas. Fun, chaotic, very on brand. Not confirmed.
• Format specifics are still under wraps: no official word yet on whether it’s a new series, a film, a special, or something stage-based. The deal simply allows for any/all of those.

A quick refresher

The Inbetweeners originally ran on E4 from 2008 to 2010, following Will McKenzie (Simon Bird), Simon Cooper (Joe Thomas), Neil Sutherland (Blake Harrison), and Jay Cartwright (James Buckley) through the high school years of social combat and catastrophic decision-making. The show snagged a BAFTA Audience Award and spun off two massively successful films: The Inbetweeners Movie (2011) and The Inbetweeners 2 (2014), which together made over £100 million worldwide.

What this actually means

The key thing here is the rights. Banijay UK and Fudge Park now have the ability to make new Inbetweeners across multiple platforms. That doesn’t automatically mean cameras roll tomorrow, but it’s the big domino that had to fall. With the creators eager, the cast open to it, and the rights cleared, it feels less like rumor and more like pre-production reality.

My take: proceed with cautious optimism. The Inbetweeners worked because it was painfully specific and brutally funny, not because it tried to be cool. If Beesley and Morris are tapping back in with that same honesty — just at a different stage of life — there’s real potential here. And if they actually send these men-children to Vegas? That might be the most believable disaster of all.