'Big Boys' Renewed for Third & Final Season

Big Boys, the smash hit Channel 4 series that initially debuted in 2022 but didn’t manage to cross the pond until Season 2 won BAFTAs, will sadly draw to a close with Season 3. The 2010s-set sitcom began in Season 1 as “a silly, sweet comedy about two boys from very different ends of the ‘spectrum of masculinity’ who become best mates at Brent Uni freshers’ week 2013;” however, graduation is coming, and all good things must come to an end. For Americans who only just discovered the series on Hulu, it’s a swift turnaround from “amazing new show” to “show that is now over.” On the other hand, considering this is a world where people waited four years for a new episode of Severance, one should not complain when handed this sort of television efficiency. 

Big Boys creator Jack Rooke, who based the series on his own experiences leaving home to attend school for the first time, released a statement with the announcement that sounds less like he’s sorry to see it go and more like he’s excited for the series to exit while still at the top of its game: 

“Ten years ago, I took a rather ramshackle comedy-theatre hour about grief and friendship to a damp cave at the Edinburgh Fringe and never thought a decade later it’d be a silly, sweet lil sitcom about a lad’s lad and a dweeby gay becoming best mates," Rooke said. "My therapist (a close lesbian friend) suggested that Big Boys is subconsciously about me not being able to say a proper goodbye to certain people or periods of my life, and so to give this show a final send-off is a huge honor. I’ve known the ending since the pilot, and I hope it still represents those first Edinburgh shows and the collaborative genius of our incredible cast, crew, and creative team. I’ll always be indebted to them for giving me the funniest, happiest years making Big Boys 1-3. Thank you!”

Here's Channel 4's official synopsis:

Series 3 will see our gang enter their final year at Brent Uni, with all the ups and downs of dissertations, deadlines, dating, and the devastating departure of Louis Walsh from The X-Factor (for Jack, anyway!)

Peggy and Shannon embark on new romances and never-ending nappy changes, whilst Jack and Danny’s friendship is tested to its limits as they realize proper adult life is coming. Will the boys still choose each other like before, or will this be the end of the road?

Big Boys stars will see the return of Dylan Llewellyn (Derry Girls), Jon Pointing (Starstruck), Katy Wix (Ghosts), Izuka Hoyle (Boiling Point), Olisa Odele (It's a Sin), Camille Coduri (Doctor Who), Harriet Webb (I May Destroy You), and Rooke as the Narrator.  The supporting cast includes Annette Badland (D.I. Ray), Ian Burfield (Merlin), Sheila Reid (Bodies), Robert Gilbert (Killing Eve), Marc Warren (Van der Valk), Shane Zaza (Happy Valley), James Doherty (Endeavour), and Jake Dunn (Renegade Nell).

Rooke penned all episodes of Season 3, based on his books, Cheer The F**k Up, Good Grief, Happy Hour, and Love Letters. Jim Archer (Brian & Charles) once again directed all installments. Rooke also executive produces alongside Bertie Peek, Ash Atalla, Alex Smith, Thomas Dixon, Chelsea Chandler, and Franky Chadwick.

Big Boys Season 3 lands on Channel 4 in February 2025. It is expected to come to Hulu within a few weeks of its U.K. release.