Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Lock-In is a 2018 Amercian live-action TV special based on the Lock-In part of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth. Being a part of the Wimpy Kid film series, it features the new actors from The Long Haul alongsides many new actors.
Synopsis[]
Staying true to the original Lock-In, the special follows Greg Heffley being sent to a lock-in at Westmore Middle School, with strange things happening.
Reception[]
The first US airing of the special (December 2018 on FOX) gained almost 1,000,000 viewers. Critics gave it a higher rating than the well-hated The Long Haul, finding it a good showcase of what a school lock-in actually ends up like, but otherwise still bad actors.