Netflix has started production on The Inbetweeners 3 in the United Kingdom, with Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas back as the four friends from the original comedy. The September 7 announcement confirms a feature film that continues the television series and its two earlier movies.
Original creators Iain Morris and Damon Beesley are writing and directing. Netflix has not announced the plot, a release date, a wider cast, the runtime or the content rating, so those details remain open while filming gets underway.
The Inbetweeners 3 is officially in production
Production began on September 7, 2026, in the UK. Netflix describes the project as a comedy feature film and the third movie to follow the Channel 4 sitcom. The announcement does not identify filming locations beyond the country or say how long production is expected to run.
The video uses the yellow Fiat connected to the original group and ends with a direct “Now in Production” card. That is the current official status. Netflix has not called the footage a story trailer or shown scenes from the finished movie.
Which cast members are returning?
All four original leads are confirmed, and each actor is returning to the role he played across the television series and earlier films:
- Simon Bird returns as Will McKenzie. Will was the new student whose narration and constant discomfort framed much of the original series.
- James Buckley returns as Jay Cartwright. Jay built elaborate stories about his experience and rarely admitted when anything had gone wrong.
- Blake Harrison returns as Neil Sutherland. Neil often followed the group into a bad plan without sharing their panic.
- Joe Thomas returns as Simon Cooper. Simon’s attempts to impress Carli drove many of the friends’ school-age disasters.
Netflix has not confirmed other returning actors or new characters. Names discussed by fans and reports published before this announcement are not part of the official cast list unless Netflix adds them later.
Who is writing and directing The Inbetweeners 3?
Iain Morris and Damon Beesley, who created the original series, are writing and directing the new movie together. Their return keeps the central creative work with the team that established Will, Simon, Jay and Neil and later moved the characters into two feature films.
Claire Jones is producing alongside Banijay’s Patrick Holland and Fudge Park Productions’ Mark Lesbirel. Caroline Levy, Caroline Leddy, Phil Gilbert, Suzanne Knight, Tom Jordan, Farhana Bhula, Morris and Beesley are executive producers. Netflix has not announced additional writers or directors.
What does the announcement video show?
The 41-second official video begins with close views of the group’s yellow car, including its M335 ALP plate. Bird, Buckley, Harrison and Thomas are then shown together inside it. A number three has been traced into the fog on the rear window before the car moves away.
The video confirms the reunion and production status, but it does not reveal a scene from the plot. There is no dialogue explaining where the characters are now, what brings them together or whether the story returns to Rudge Park.
Does The Inbetweeners 3 have a release date?
No release date or release window has been announced. Netflix has also not said whether the film will receive any theatrical release before it arrives on the service. A date circulating without a direct Netflix announcement should be treated as unconfirmed.
The current materials stop at the start of production. Filming, post-production and Netflix’s scheduling decisions still have to happen before viewers receive a confirmed premiere plan.
What is the movie about?
Netflix has not released an official plot summary. Its press release calls the movie a continuation of the sitcom and the two films, which confirms the same screen story is moving forward rather than being restarted with new versions of the characters.
The announcement image and video place the four friends back in the yellow car, but they do not establish the reason for the trip. Netflix has not confirmed a wedding, reunion, funeral, school visit or any other story premise.
How the new film follows the original series and movies
The Inbetweeners ran on Channel 4 from 2008 to 2010 across three series. It followed Will, Simon, Jay and Neil through sixth form, friendships, family problems and repeated attempts to seem more confident than they were. Channel 4 later described it as E4’s biggest series at the time.
The Inbetweeners Movie arrived in 2011, followed by The Inbetweeners 2 in 2014. Netflix says both films broke British box-office records. The third movie arrives after the longest gap in the screen series, while bringing back both the main cast and the original co-creators.
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