Joe Thomas, star of the British sitcom The Inbetweeners, has shared that the show's creators are developing new material. Damon Beesley and Iain Morris recently regained the rights and are working on projects that could span film, TV, and stage. Thomas expressed enthusiasm for potential involvement.
The Inbetweeners, a coming-of-age sitcom that aired on E4 from 2008 to 2010, followed the experiences of four suburban teenagers—William McKenzie (Simon Bird), Simon Cooper (Joe Thomas), Neil Sutherland (Blake Harrison), and Jay Cartwright (James Buckley)—as they navigated school life, friendships, and adolescence at the fictional Rudge Park Comprehensive.
The series concluded after three seasons and 18 episodes, with two spin-off films released in 2011 and 2014. The cast last reunited for the 2019 special, The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited. In June 2020, content from the show's YouTube channel was removed following a change in licensing rights.
During an appearance at The Comedy Rooms, Joe Thomas revealed updates on the franchise's future. He explained that Beesley and Morris, who created the show through their production company Fudge Park, had sold the rights previously but bought them back recently. This allows them to pursue new productions. Thomas quoted the creators as "writing something" new, though he did not specify details.
"What has happened is that the people who wrote The Inbetweeners a while ago sold the rights to a larger entity, and they recently bought them back so they can make some more," Thomas said. "I’m really excited. I don’t know what they’re doing. I just know they’re writing something, and I would really love to do it. That’s pretty much it. I hope there’s more because I’ve not got that much else to do. I do like The Inbetweeners as well."
Last October, Fudge Park signed an agreement with distributor Banijay UK to revive the series for new audiences across platforms including film, TV, and stage. Previously, Thomas noted challenges in continuing the story, suggesting a movie format might suit better than another series due to timeline issues: "I don't think they could do another series. You'd have to be a movie. You'd have to have a very, very clever device for doing another series."
The original ending felt complete, with the films extending the narrative.
