The Teenagers Movie

The Teenagers Movie is an upcoming American animated coming-of-age comedy film based on the television series The Teenagers. Becoming the first theatrical film based on the series, it'll also serve as the series finale as it was previously announced that no more episodes would be produced afterwards. The film will featured the reprised roles of the cast members from the series along with new voices. In the film, Terrance receives a letter from his parents who he invites the other teenagers along to meet.

The film is scheduled to released in the United States on December 2, 2022 by 20th Century Studios in 3D and IMAX formats.

Synopsis
After receiving a letter from his parents, Terrance must travel with The Teenagers to find and finally meet his parents.

Cast
Keith David, Jurnee Smollett, Big Sean, Lizzo, and Bad Bunny have all been cast in undisclosed roles.
 * Thom Adcox-Hernandez as Jacob Myles, The leader of the teenagers, and the most confident of the teens
 * Tom Kenny as Mark Wilson, Jacob's best friend and right-hand man.
 * Chris Rock as Josiah Freeway, An African-American teenage boy with Dominican heritage who is a bit self-absorbed and fashion-conscious.
 * Jah'Mir Wheeler as Terrance Jacobs, An African-American teenage boy who is usually the toughest one of the teens.
 * Jeri Lee Meylar as Daria "Dar" Lawrence, A Caribbean-French girl with Jamaican heritage who is the oldest of the teens and the most bitter of them all, she speaks with a deadpan French accent. Daria often is seen chewing bubble gum or practicing performing voodoo on small children.
 * Christel Khalil as Lauria Michaels, A Brazilian-Japanese girl who can often come as vain and haughty at times due to coming from a wealthy family.
 * Laurence Fishburne as Robert Jacobs, Terrance's long lost biological dad.
 * Gladys Knight as Edith Jacobs, Terrance's long lost biological mom.

Development
On October 4, 2019, 20th Century Fox announced that a film adaptation based on the Fox animated series The Teenagers was in development, and it was scheduled to be released on November 12, 2021. Like the series, the film will be distributed by 20th Century Fox domestically and Warner Bros. Pictures internationally.

Series creator as well as director of the film Jah'Mir Wheeler had said the film would "cap off the series in a huge finale as well" while hoping that the film would attract more audiences to the already popular series. In July 18, 2020, Wheeler said that the script was submitted and accepted by the studios. On September 13, 2020, Thom Adcox-Hernandez confirmed that work on the film was being done remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while also revealing that recording for the film has already begun, with the cast reprising their roles from the television series.

Wheeler said the budget for the film was $89 million and estimated that an additional $180 million was spent on marketing.

Animation
Coming soon!

Release
The film will be released by 20th Century Studios on December 2, 2022 in 3D and IMAX formats.

Marketing
The first trailer for the movie was released on July 6, 2022 on Youtube and received 200.2 million views within 24 hours, beating Daniel: Bigger, Badder, and Meaner 's 157.2 million for the biggest views for a trailer based on a TV series.

Box office projections
In late December 2021, the film was named as the third most anticipated 2022 film by IMDb, the second most anticipated new animated film and the third-most anticipated blockbuster of 2019 according to Fandango.

On September 1, three months before the film's release, early box office projections for the film by BoxOffice Pro have it grossing $105–120 million in its opening weekend and $285–345 million in total domestically.