Somewhat surprisingly, The Inbetweeners creator Iain Morris has defended the much panned US version of the show via the medium of heaping praise on the show’s production team.

On Twitter, Iain wrote, “I’m not going to comment on the AmericanInbetweeners a lot because I have to use Twitter for more interesting things like complaining…

“But the pilot director, Taika Waititi, has made consistently funny TV shows and one of my favourite films of all time in [2010 comedy-drama] Boy.

”Brad [Copeland], the showrunner, is a very funny man who has worked on Arrested Developmentand My Name is Earl, two shows I love.

“Damon [Beesley] and I didn’t have a lot to do with it because we wanted it to be different and American, and it is, I think in a positive way…”

He also implored fans not to pre-judge the US version – which will air on MTV – and added, “You might like it, you might hate it, but don’t pre-judge it.

“And the original will always exist. Always. Never going away.

“Lastly, I know people are only angry about the US Inbetweeners cos they love the UK one, which is amazing really, and honestly appreciated.”

The Inbetweeners US will debut on MTV in America on August 20, but for now, here’s a look at the show’s official trailer…