Just four years afterwards the aboriginal Skins access assimilate the arena in England, the risqué boyish ball is advancing to America acknowledgment to MTV.

The series, which is activity into its fifth division in the U.K., follows a accumulation of English teenagers amid the ages of 16 and 19, while they battled issues involving actuality abuse, animal exploration, ancestors drama, brainy illnesses and more. MTV is acquisitive to accommodate the series, tailored for U.S. teens. It will premiere in January.

Judging by the bivouac — which looks like a shot-by-shot accommodate of the aboriginal pilot — the appearance will be a huge gamble. Skins is a abrasive ball with complete themes, and it will accept to acquisition admirers on a calendar that includes the often-drunken antics of the Jersey Shore cast.