The Inbetweeners (American TV series)

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The Inbetweeners

Genre	Sitcom
Based on	The Inbetweeners by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris
Developed by	Brad Copeland
Showrunner	Brad Copeland
Starring	Joey Pollari Bubba Lewis Zack Pearlman Mark L. Young Alex Frnka
Narrated by	Joey Pollari
Theme music composer	OK Go
Opening theme	"This Too Shall Pass"
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Aaron Kaplan Brad Copeland Clay Spencer Damon Beesley Iain Morris Jennifer Russakoff Justin Levi
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Bwark Productions Kapital Entertainment Brad Copeland Productions MTV Production Development
Original release
Network	MTV
Release	August 20 (2012-08-20) – November 5, 2012 (2012-11-05)

The Inbetweeners is an American television sitcom developed by Brad Copeland for MTV. The show stars Joey Pollari, Bubba Lewis, Mark L. Young, Zack Pearlman, Alex Frnka and Brett Gelman. The show is a remake of the original British series of the same name written and created by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris, who served as executive producers alongside Copeland, Aaron Kaplan and Lauren Corra. It ran on MTV from August 20 to November 5, 2012. On November 28, 2012, the series was canceled after one season, due to poor ratings and reviews.

Main cast

Production

After an unsuccessful attempt by ABC to create an American version of The Inbetweeners in 2008, MTV announced in late-September 2010 that it had hired noted comedy writer Brad Copeland (known for writing on American comedies such as Arrested Development and My Name Is Earl) to write the script for an American Inbetweeners series. Taika Waititi was chosen to direct the pilot.

On 31 March 2011, MTV officially announced that it had picked up The Inbetweeners for an additional eleven episodes, creating a twelve-episode first season. Copeland served as executive producer and showrunner.

In November 2012, MTV had decided not to go ahead with a planned second season of the American remake. MTV said to The Wrap, "While we won't be moving forward with another season of The Inbetweeners, we enjoyed working with the show's creators and such a talented, funny cast."

Episodes

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No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	US viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	Taika Waititi	Teleplay by : Brad Copeland	August 20, 2012 (2012-08-20)	0.91
Will McKenzie is a new student at Grove High, a suburban public school. He has transferred from a private school due to his mother not having enough money for his private school fees because his father left his mother for his much younger secretary. Will has three new friends: Simon Cooper, Jay Cartwright and Neil Sutherland - all four are unpopular virgins who want to gain popularity and improve their sex lives. At Jay's suggestion, the group skip school and Will buys vodka from a liquor store which they drink. Simon spray paints I Love Carly D'Amato on the drive in front of the house of Carly, whom he has been attracted to since they were both eight. She invites him to her house that evening when her parents will be out. He brings Will, but the duo leave after a drunken Simon vomits over Carly's eight-year-old brother and Will scares the child by talking to him about terrorism. Simon's parents and Will's mother confront their sons after their wrongdoing; Will claims that he skipped school due to being bullied. This episode is based on First Day and Bunk Off - the first two episodes of the original UK series.
2	"Sunshine Mountain"	Taika Waititi	Teleplay by : Brad Copeland	August 27, 2012 (2012-08-27)	0.65
3	"Club Code"	Todd Strauss-Schulson	Teleplay by : Daniel Sweren-Becker Story by : Daniel Sweren-Becker	September 3, 2012 (2012-09-03)	0.67
4	"The Wrong Box"	Taika Waititi	John Levenstein	September 10, 2012 (2012-09-10)	0.57
5	"The Masters"	Taika Waititi	Cody Heller & Brett Konner	September 17, 2012 (2012-09-17)	0.53
6	"Class Clown"	Todd Strauss-Schulson	Ryan Ridley	September 24, 2012 (2012-09-24)	0.52
7	"Crystal Springs"	Todd Strauss-Schulson	Teleplay by : J. Michael Feldman & Debbie Jhoon	October 1, 2012 (2012-10-01)	0.53
8	"The Field Trip"	Taika Waititi	Teleplay by : Monica Padrick	October 8, 2012 (2012-10-08)	0.53
9	"Fire!"	Michael Blieden	John Levenstein	October 15, 2012 (2012-10-15)	0.65
10	"Reading Gives You Wings"	Michael Blieden	Teleplay by : Marisa Pinson Story by : Marisa Pinson	October 22, 2012 (2012-10-22)	0.55
11	"Spa Time"	Michael Blieden	Debbie Jhoon & J. Michael Feldman	October 29, 2012 (2012-10-29)	0.62
12	"The Dance"	Iain Morris	Teleplay by : Brad Copeland	November 5, 2012 (2012-11-05)	0.66

Critical reception

The series was panned by critics. However, on Metacritic the series has a score of 62 out of 100 based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews". The American version is extremely unpopular with viewers from the UK, with many newspapers reporting that it had "flopped". It was listed by Metro as one of the "Top 10 British comedies whose US remakes have flopped".

Cancelled film adaptation

On July 3, 2012, it was announced that a U.S. adaptation of The Inbetweeners Movie was in the works. Morris and Beesley were approached by Paramount Pictures to lead the project. However, following the cancellation of the series, the film was never produced.

On August 22, 2013, Jim Field Smith was initially revealed to be directing the American adaptation of the British film, then titled Virgins America, but as of 2023, no further developments have taken place. Whether Morris and Beesley had any involvement with the project is unknown.

References

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"Of course America's version of The Inbetweeners failed. They don't do teenage filth like our boys do". The Independent. November 29, 2012. Archived from the original on June 18, 2022.
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"US Remake Of Inbetweeners Film In Pipeline". Sky News. July 3, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
"Jim Field Smith to Direct Virgins America". ComingSoon.net. CraveOnline. August 22, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2013.

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Films	The Inbetweeners Movie The Inbetweeners 2
Other	Characters The Inbetweeners Soundtrack "Gone Up in Flames" American version

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