Cork's biggest blaggards are back and people are loving it.
Since Peter Fooot's film The Young Offenders was released in 2016, the Irish public embraced the crazy antics of Conor and Jock in a way that's seldom been seen before.
The two lads may have missed out on that €7 million of cocaine but the film did incredibly well at the Irish box-office - it took over €1m in Ireland alone. That can but a lot of choc-ices!
After charming everyone on the festival circuit, the Cork-set comedy found a new lease of life on Netflix as foreign audiences really embraced Leeside's loveable langers. After the news that
a spin-off TV show was being made, expectations were high and we're delighted to say that they've already been surpassed.
Before the first episode even aired, a
second season of the show was already commissioned and it seems that Irish audiences can't get enough of Conor and Jock.
Idiotic plans, blow up dolls, filthy one-liners, condom machines in the toilets of the secondary school, the worst shift you'll ever see and Mairead (Hilary Rose) continuing to be the shittest mam in Cork are all here.
The Young Offenders are back and people absolutely loved it.
The excitement was building.
https://twitter.com/YoungOffenders_/status/961546573724504064
https://twitter.com/thehilaryrose/status/961696687319339009
https://twitter.com/Lynsey91_x/status/961713545330249728
The opening gag on the rooftop got people going. Even the former Lord Mayor of Cork was on board.
https://twitter.com/YoungOffenders_/status/961714905085829120
https://twitter.com/eimsandfin/status/961715313338408961
https://twitter.com/CllrDesCahil/status/961716016681312256
About that shifting scene - you have to feel for P.J Gallagher's poor principal.
https://twitter.com/lauren_d2112/status/961716875137830913
https://twitter.com/deshocks/status/961717287265980418
https://twitter.com/jane_mullane/status/961718130073571329
Mairead and her 'no f**ks given' style of parenting.
https://twitter.com/BobRyan67/status/961718411180036097
Corcaigh Abú. There's plenty of love for the Rebel County.
https://twitter.com/JbhigginsXxx/status/961719390159941632
https://twitter.com/NiAoife/status/961721900262182912
https://twitter.com/NicholasOKeeffe/status/961720066021711872
Overall impression?
https://twitter.com/ConorHuge/status/961721351789740032
https://twitter.com/therealkevduffy/status/961720272008155137
https://twitter.com/gahan_rachel/status/961721018581770240
https://twitter.com/dgayson/status/961722322926391297
https://twitter.com/tigertullow/status/961722885277659136
https://twitter.com/JohnPaulPeyton1/status/961723180539924480
The next episode of the six-part series will air on RTE2 next Thursday at 21:30.