After more than a decade of rumors, rewrites, and behind-the-scenes wrangling, the beloved Jump Street franchise is officially getting another chapter. On June 10, 2026, several major entertainment outlets, including Variety, Deadline, and The Hollywood Reporter, confirmed that a third installment—titled 24 Jump Street—is in active development at Sony Pictures. This news has sent waves of excitement through fans of the action-comedy series, who have been clamoring for the return of the undercover cop duo Schmidt and Jenko, played by Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, along with Ice Cube’s scene-stealing Captain Dickson.
It’s no ordinary sequel announcement. For starters, the film’s title skips right over 23, landing instead on 24 Jump Street. Why? The answer, much like the franchise itself, is laced with meta-humor and a wink to the audience. As Variety and Entertainment Weekly explain, the credits of 2014’s 22 Jump Street included a rapid-fire montage of fake sequels—everything from medical school to culinary school and even outer space. Among those tongue-in-cheek pitches was 24 Jump Street: Foreign Exchange. Now, the real-life sequel is embracing the joke, skipping the expected number in a move that feels perfectly in tune with the series’ self-aware style. In fact, producer Neal H. Moritz even posted a script title page on Instagram with the message, “It took so long to make, we had to skip one.”
Fans will be delighted to hear that the original stars are in talks to return. According to Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter, Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, and Ice Cube are all negotiating to reprise their roles. Tatum and Hill, who have both become Hollywood powerhouses in their own right, are also producing the film alongside their respective partners, Reid Carolin and Matt Dines. Their involvement behind the scenes signals a strong commitment to recapturing the irreverent magic that made the first two films such runaway hits.
Directing duties will be handled by Rodney Rothman, who co-wrote 22 Jump Street and won an Oscar for his work on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Rothman penned the script for 24 Jump Street with Hill and Meghan Malloy, as confirmed by Entertainment Weekly and Variety. Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the creative duo who directed the first two Jump Street films and recently found success with Project Hail Mary, are returning as executive producers. Neal H. Moritz, who has produced every film in the franchise, is also back on board.
The Jump Street movies have always thrived on their ability to poke fun at both cop movie tropes and Hollywood’s endless appetite for reboots and sequels. The first film, released in 2012, was based on the 1987-1991 Fox TV series starring Johnny Depp, but quickly found its own voice thanks to Hill and Tatum’s odd-couple chemistry and a sharp, self-deprecating script. That movie saw Schmidt and Jenko go undercover at a high school to bust a drug ring, while the 2014 sequel upped the ante by sending the duo to college. Both films were box office smashes, with 21 Jump Street grossing over $200 million and 22 Jump Street raking in $331 million worldwide, according to The Hollywood Reporter and Variety.
Yet, despite that success, a third Jump Street movie has faced a long and winding road. Early drafts for a follow-up emerged as far back as 2013, just months after 22 Jump Street hit theaters. At one point, Sony even tried to develop a crossover with its Men in Black franchise—tentatively titled MiB 23—which would have seen Hill and Tatum’s characters tackling aliens. Tatum once called the crossover script “the best script that I’ve ever read for a third movie,” as reported by Deadline and Entertainment Weekly. But as Hill later explained, the logistics of merging two blockbuster franchises proved “kind of impossible,” and the project fizzled out.
Behind the scenes, there were additional hurdles. As Paste Magazine reported, Tatum grew increasingly frustrated with delays, even publicly naming producer Neal H. Moritz as a sticking point. Tatum claimed that he, Hill, and the original directors were willing to take pay cuts to get the sequel made, but Moritz initially refused. After years of negotiations and shifting plans, Sony finally gave the green light—though the delay was so long, the filmmakers decided to skip straight to 24 Jump Street.
So what can fans expect from this long-awaited chapter? Plot details remain tightly under wraps. Given the franchise’s penchant for lampooning itself, it’s a safe bet the film will address its own convoluted journey to the screen, perhaps even referencing the “missing” 23 Jump Street. The previous movies’ end credits already teased a slew of over-the-top undercover missions, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see some of those gags come to life—or at least get a knowing nod. As Entertainment Weekly points out, the very act of skipping a sequel number is in itself a joke about Hollywood’s sequel mania, something Jump Street has always relished skewering.
For Hill and Tatum, returning to the franchise is more than just cashing in on nostalgia. Both actors have spoken fondly about their experiences making the first two films and their desire to “just get to go play again,” as Tatum told ComicBook.com in 2024. That sense of fun—and the willingness to poke fun at themselves—has always been at the heart of Jump Street’s appeal.
Despite the shifting creative landscape and the challenges of making a third film, the original creative team’s involvement bodes well for the project’s tone and quality. With Rothman, Lord, Miller, and Moritz all back in the fold, and Hill and Tatum steering the ship as both stars and producers, 24 Jump Street looks set to deliver the same blend of action, comedy, and self-referential wit that made the first two films cult favorites and box office hits.
As of now, no release date has been announced, and negotiations with the lead actors are reportedly ongoing. But after years of speculation, false starts, and even a few jokes at its own expense, 24 Jump Street is finally on its way. For fans, that’s a punchline worth waiting for.