Exclusive trailer for Skins series 7: watch now

Skins is set to return to E4 for a brand new series. But this time, things have changed…

Taking a new approach - with a trio of TV movies, as opposed to a traditional series - it’s set to catch up with some of the best-known characters from the show's history.

Getting their own unique stories will be Kaya Scodelario’s Effy, Jack O’Connell’s Cook and Hannah Murray’s Cassie. Each film will air in two one-hour parts on E4 in July 2013.

Want a further taster of what to expect? Check out the brand new announcement trailer, which we’re hosting exclusively below, which shows how the characters have evolved into their latest incarnations:

(Featured song: ‘The Deserters’ by Rachel Zeffira)

Skins series 7 - comprising Fire , Pure , Rise - will air from 1 July 2013 on E4.

Matt Maytum
Editor, Total Film

I'm the Editor at Total Film magazine, overseeing the running of the mag, and generally obsessing over all things Nolan, Kubrick and Pixar. Over the past decade I've worked in various roles for TF online and in print, including at GamesRadar+, and you can often hear me nattering on the Inside Total Film podcast. Bucket-list-ticking career highlights have included reporting from the set of Tenet and Avengers: Infinity War, as well as covering Comic-Con, TIFF and the Sundance Film Festival.