Sex Education to end on Netflix with forthcoming season 4
Netflix is calling time on one of its most popular shows.
In September 2021, the streaming series Sex Education was renewed for a fourth season following critical praise for its third outing. However, it was soon revealed that several cast members had not been asked to return.
Shortly after this, those wh were returning, including Emma Mackey and new Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa, announced that the fourth seaosn would mark their final appearances in the show. Hopes that the series might continue were kept alive by the fact other stars, including Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson and Aimee-Lou Wood, had not make similar announcements.
Sadly, this is not the case – creator Laurie Nunn has announced that season four will be the end.
On Wednesday (5 July), Nunn said in a letter to fans: “We are incredibly proud of Sex Education and feel indebted to our brilliant writers, cast and crew who put so much heart into making every episode. They have worked tirelessly to bring you the final series, and we can’t wait to share it with you.”
Butterfield, Gatwa, Mackey and Wood will all return in the final season alongside Connor Swindells, Kedar Williams-Stirling and Mimi Keene.
George Robinson, Chinenye Ezeudu, Dua Saleh, Alistair Petrie, Samantha Spiro, Jim Howick, Rakhee Thakrar and Daniel Ings will also appear.
In terms of new cast additions, there’s Schitt’s Creek star, Dan Levy, Jodie Turner Smith, Thaddea Graham (Doctor Who), Lisa McGrillis (Somewhere Boy), Marie Reuther (Kamikaze) and comedian Eshaan Akbar.
Sex Education arrived on Netflix in 2019.
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