More than 20 years after audiences first shouted “Opa!” at the big screen, the long-awaited third installment of the beloved My Big Fat Greek Wedding franchise will be returning to cinemas this year.

Creator Nia Vardalos confirmed the September release date via Instagram earlier this year, teasing that “the original cast is back, with some surprise guests too.” Vardalos, who played the film’s lead Fotoula ‘Toula’ Portokalos will not only return as her iconic character, but has once again penned and directed the sequel.

“Thassssssright!!! You are all invited to the big fat family reunion!! Thank you @focusfeatures @universalpictures!! Here we go! #mybigfatgreekwedding3!! The original band is back together,” Vardalos wrote.

And we now have our first sneak peek in the form of a brand new trailer, which follows the Portokalos family as they attend a family reunion in Greece.

As Vardalos’ character Toula says: “My father passed away, and his last wish was for us to visit his childhood village and reconnect with our roots, so we’re having a reunion,. And by we, I mean the whole family.”

Toula attempts to track down her dad’s childhood best friends, while the wider family reconnects with their Greek roots – as the expected amount of chaos ensues. Watch it for yourself below:

“The sweet friendship which bloomed from the producers’ first taking a chance on me then grew into a beautiful relationship as they entrusted me to direct this installment of our franchise,” Vardalos said in a statement. “We filmed our family reunion entirely in Greece which was thrilling for us all. Plus, we ate for free.”

My Big Fat Greek Wedding remains the top-grossing romantic-comedy of all time at the North American box office, and earned Vardalos an Oscar nomination for best original screenplay and a Golden Globe nomination for best actress in a comedy or musical.

John Corbett, who will next be seen returning as Aidan Shaw in HBO’s And Just Like That… will be reprising his role as Ian Miller, alongside cast-members including Louis Mandylor, Elena Kampouris, Maria Vacratsis, Andrea Martin, Elias Kacavas, Gia Carides, Joey Fatone and Melina Kotselou.

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