2016 Irish movie The Young Offenders proved so popular with audiences that the lads are now getting their own six-part comedy series off the back of it.
Chris Walley and Alex Murphy will reprise their roles as Jock and Conor in what's set to be a coming-of-age comedy that follows the lads as they navigate their awkward teenage years, hatching plans and adventures to help distract from their tough home lives and their inability to stay out of trouble at school.
Also returning is Hilary Rose who plays Conor’s long-suffering mother Mairead. PJ Gallagher returns in a new role with other familiar characters including Sergeant Healy (Dominic McHale) and Billy Murphy (Shane Casey). Newcomers to the TV show include Demi Isaac Oviawe and Jennifer Barry, along with Orla Fitzgerald.
RTÉ’s Head of Comedy Eddie Doyle said: "The Young Offenders is a remarkably funny and exciting TV series that RTÉ is delighted to support and bring to Irish audiences. Writer/Director Peter Foott has created a wonderfully high-energy comic world, and a set of characters that our audience are really going to fall in love with."
Peter Foott, creator of The Young Offenders, said: "We cannot wait for Irish audiences to see the new adventures that The Young Offenders have in the TV show. We've been so lucky to have the incredible support of the people of Cork while filming the series. The whole team is really excited for the show to actually be out there and we all hope that the Irish audience will take to the TV show the same way they took to the original film."
RTÉ today announced that the much-anticipated series will debut on RTÉ2 on Thursday 8 February at 9.30pm.
