Lund Academy

Lund Academy is a British coming-of-age television sitcom, which originally aired on BBC One in 2018, BBC Three from 2019-2020 and finally Channel 4 in 2020. It was created by and starred Brandon Lund. The series follows the misadventures of teenager Brandon Lund and his friends Oakley Mitty, Ollie Le Marie, and Charlie Gaunt at the fictional Lund Academy. It was heavily inspired by The Inbetweeners. 
== History ==
=== BBC One (2018) ===
BBC One originally premiered the series on September 3rd 2018 with a double bill of the first two episodes. All episodes were rated 15 in the UK and most were rated TV-14 with a few being rated TV-MA in the US. Episodes would broadcast every day at 11 PM and would be available on Netflix 30 seconds after the episode had finished. In 2019, Netflix decided to live stream the episodes as they aired.
=== BBC Three (2019-2020) ===
In 2019, the BBC announced they were going to be broadcasting all episodes of Lund Academy on the online channel BBC Three.
=== The Uncensored Collection (2019) ===
In 2019, BBC Home Media released Lund Academy: The Uncensored Collection which contained uncensored versions of episodes that had previously aired censored. It was rated 18 by the BBFC, a first for the series.
=== Channel 4 (2020) ===
In 2020, Brandon Lund announced that Channel 4 would be airing all future episodes of Lund Academy due to him having creative differences with the BBC. Lund wanted the episodes to be "like the uncensored collection" with 18 age ratings from the BBFC but the BBC prefered the episodes to be rated 15.
=== Netflix Censoring (2020) ===
In 2020, Netflix, despite previously assuring Lund that all episodes would be uncensored, removed several scenes from the episode 'Ice Age Baby' which including Lund's character describing, in graphic detail, how he would "curbstomp" a fictional baby. Lund revoked Netflix's streaming rights for the show and sold them to Comedia, a relatively new streaming service which focused on British comedy.
=== Temporary Cancellation (2020) ===
In March 2020, Brandon Lund announced that filming would wrap up for the show due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He is unsure when filming will resume. Two final episodes were filmed after the show's cancellation was announced titled 'The Almost Last Day of School' and 'The Best Day of School Is The Last Day of School'. The latter ending with the main cast walking away from the camera and Lund's character falling over.
== Film Franchise ==
Since the show's premiere in 2018, many films based on or featuring the cast of the show have released.
=== An Action Movie (2019) ===
An Action Movie is a British action comedy film. While being based on the show's 'Brandonland' plotline, it's not set within the show's universe. It had a wide release in the UK and a limited release in the US. The theatrical cut was rated 15 with the extended cut being rated 18 and the director's cut being rejected by the BBFC. The director's cut is only available on Blu-Ray in online markets (Amazon etc) and is available on Comedia.
=== Thirteenth Night (2019) ===
William Shakespeare (sort of) and Brandon Lund's Thirteenth Night is a British romantic comedy film based on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. It stars the cast of Lund Academy but isn't related to the show. It acts as a sequel to Twelfth Night.
=== The Lund Academy Movie (2020) ===
The Lund Academy Movie is a British hidden camera comedy film. It was the first of the franchise to be set within Lund Academy's universe. It features Brandon, Oakley, and Ollie on a school residential trip in Kent. Similarly to Borat and Bad Grandpa, has a narrative that connects the pranks on other people visiting the camp. It was a box office success and was rated 15. The extended cut was rated 18.
=== The Lund Academy Movie .5 (2020) ===
The Lund Academy Movie .5 is a British hidden camera comedy film. It was released due to the Coronavirus lockdown and featured unused footage from The Lund Academy Movie. It was released as a Comedia Exclusive.
== International Releases ==
=== China ===
In 2019, the Chinese government banned Lund Academy for a reason that was never publicly announced. The Lund Academy Movie was released in 2020 as That's Life! in China. The show will start airing from series 10 in May 2020 as That's Life! The Show. The school is referred to as Lad Academy in the show. The scene where Brandon enters the school is zoomed in so you can't see the logo and the opening scene is completely removed.
=== North Korea ===
In late 2019, edited versions of An Action Movie were airdropped into North Korea. Brandonland is referred to as North Chingchongia and Brandon is named Kim Jong-Lund. It is intended to be a satire of the fictional war of North Korea from The Interview (2014). Lund has since stated that he would like to make a North Korea satire film with the same plot as the airdropped version of An Action Movie.
=== India ===
In April 2020, 4India began airing Lund Academy as British Shiksha Pranaalee (transcribed to The British Education System on 4India EN. Literal translation: English Education System). Episodes are currently being aired twice a day to "catch up with the rest of the world." The Lund Academy Movie was released on television as British Shiksha Pranaalee Moovee (transcribed to The British Education System Movie on 4India EN. Literal translation: British Education System Film).
== Spin-offs ==
=== Lund High School (2018-19) ===
Lund High School was an American coming-of-age television sitcom based on Lund Academy. It starred Brandon Lund as a different fictionalised version of himself. The show centred on a British boy (Lund) going to an American high school for the first time. The full first series was released on Netflix in December 2020 with a second and third series being released at the same time in July 2019. Netflix announced, later that day, they were ending the show early with a final episode being filmed as a special. The special centred around the school being closed down due to lack of funding.
=== Lund Academy: The Sport Relief Special (2019) ===
A special was filmed for Sport Relief 2019 but wasn't released for unknown reasons. 10 minutes of the half-hour long special was used in an episode of Lund Academy. The full special will be released for The Big Night In 2020 with unused footage from the show edited in. The runtime will be about an hour.
=== Lund Academy: The Shit We Didn't Put In The Show (2020-Present) ===
As Lund Academy had been temporarily cancelled, unused footage from the show is being uploaded to Comedia weekly. For the first three weeks, it was rated 15 but changed to 18 after the fourth week.
=== Lund Academy: Quarantine Special, This Was Filmed At Home (2020) ===
The main cast of the show used their phone cameras to film a Quarantine special depicting what the boys were getting up to while in quarantine. It is to be released on Channel 4 in May 2020.