The Inbetweeners (U.S. TV series)
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"The Inbetweeners" is an upcoming comedy series developed for American television by Brad Copeland
for MTV
and based upon the British series of the same name
written and created by Damon Beesley
and Iain Morris
. All three will serve as executive producers
. Taika Waititi
directed the pilot. It stars Joey Pollari
(“Avalon High”), Mark L. Young
(“Big Love”), Bubba Lewis (“To Save a Life”) and Zack Pearlman
(“The Virginity Hit”).
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 March 31, 2011, MTV officially announced that it had picked-up The Inbetweeners for an additional eleven episodes, creating a twelve episode first season. Copeland will serve as executive producer and showrunner.
Brad Copeland
Brad Copeland is an American television writer and producer, best known for his work on the Fox TV series Arrested Development.-Television career:...
for MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
and based upon the British series of the same name
The Inbetweeners
The Inbetweeners is a British sitcom which aired for three series from 2008 to 2010 on E4. Created and written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris, the show follows the life of suburban teenager Will , and three of his friends at the fictional Rudge Park Comprehensive. The Inbetweeners Movie was...
written and created by Damon Beesley
Damon Beesley
Damon Beesley is an English writer and television producer, best known for his work on British comedy The Inbetweeners and New Zealand comedy Flight of the Conchords...
and Iain Morris
Iain Morris
Iain Morris is an English writer and comedian. Morris is best known for writing The Inbetweeners with his writing partner Damon Beesley and co-hosting a show on London radio station XFM with stand-up Jimmy Carr...
. All three will serve as executive producers
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
. Taika Waititi
Taika Waititi
Taika Waititi , also known as Taika Cohen, is a New Zealand-born film director, writer, painter, comedian and actor named as one of Varietys "ten new directors to watch" in 2007....
directed the pilot. It stars Joey Pollari
Joey Pollari
Joey Pollari is an actor best known for his role as Tyler in the Disney XD first original movie, Skyrunners, which premiered on November 27, 2009.-Biography:...
(“Avalon High”), Mark L. Young
Mark L. Young
-Filmography:- External links :...
(“Big Love”), Bubba Lewis (“To Save a Life”) and Zack Pearlman
Zack Pearlman
Zack Pearlman is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Zack in the feature film, The Virginity Hit.-Career:...
(“The Virginity Hit”).
Plot
As with the original series, the U.S. version of The Inbetweeners will follow the misadventures of four high-school boys as they navigate the humiliating transition into adulthood.Production
After an unsuccessful attempt by ABCAmerican Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
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
My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl is an American television comedy series created by Greg Garcia that was originally broadcast on the NBC television network from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, in the United States...
) to write the script for an American Inbetweeners series. Taika Waititi was chosen to direct the pilot.
On March 31, 2011, MTV officially announced that it had picked-up The Inbetweeners for an additional eleven episodes, creating a twelve episode first season. Copeland will serve as executive producer and showrunner.