Sex Education (2019)
Sex Education is a 2019 comedy series created by Laurie Nunn. It stars Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson and Ncuti Gatwa.
Otis Milburn knows the theory of sex cold, mostly because his mother Jean is a sex therapist who narrates human intimacy over breakfast. Applying any of it to his own life is another matter. When sharp, guarded Maeve spots a business opportunity, the two set up a covert therapy clinic in the halls of Moordale Secondary, charging classmates for advice Otis barely trusts himself to follow. Laurie Nunn's British comedy is frank, tender, and unusually generous, treating teenage awkwardness, identity, and desire as worth taking seriously. Gillian Anderson anchors an ensemble that keeps widening its emotional range.
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What is Sex Education about?
Otis Milburn knows the theory of sex cold, mostly because his mother Jean is a sex therapist who narrates human intimacy over breakfast. Applying any of it to his own life is another matter. When sharp, guarded Maeve spots a business opportunity, the two set up a covert therapy clinic in the halls of Moordale Secondary, charging classmates for advice Otis barely trusts himself to follow. Laurie Nunn's British comedy is frank, tender, and unusually generous, treating teenage awkwardness, identity, and desire as worth taking seriously. Gillian Anderson anchors an ensemble that keeps widening its emotional range.
When was Sex Education released?
Sex Education was released on 11 January 2019.
How many episodes does Sex Education have?
Sex Education has 32 episodes across 4 seasons.
Who made Sex Education?
Sex Education was created by Laurie Nunn.
Where can I watch Sex Education?
Sex Education is available on Netflix.
Where to watch Sex Education
Stream: Netflix
Cast
- Asa Butterfield as Otis Milburn
- Gillian Anderson as Jean Milburn
- Ncuti Gatwa as Eric Effiong
- Emma Mackey as Maeve Wiley
- Kedar Williams-Stirling as Jackson Marchetti
- Connor Swindells as Adam Groff
- Aimee Lou Wood as Aimee Gibbs
- Alistair Petrie as Michael Groff
- Mimi Keene as Ruby Matthews
- Samantha Spiro as Maureen Groff
- Chinenye Ezeudu as Viv Odusanya
- Tanya Reynolds as Lily Iglehart
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A few thoughts on Sex Education
If Sex Education's mix of comedy and real feeling lands, Life Is Strange plays coming-of-age angst with the same emotional honesty. Teasing Master Takagi-san captures that gentle, blushing back-and-forth between two kids who like each other. Much Ado About Nothing supplies the original template for wit, misunderstanding, and romance colliding in a small, close-knit community.
Frank, funny teen dramas that get real about growing up
Sex Education treats teenage awkwardness, identity, and desire as worth taking seriously, wrapping honesty in real warmth and comedy. These coming-of-age series share that voice, letting messy, specific teenagers stumble through first loves and hard questions without ever talking down to them.
Queer stories told with warmth, not tragedy
Sex Education is unusually generous with its queer characters, giving them room to be funny, confused, and whole. These share that spirit, centering LGBT lives in stories more interested in love, friendship, and self-discovery than in suffering, and letting their characters simply live.
Ensemble casts figuring out identity and desire
Sex Education keeps widening its circle, giving every classmate around Otis and Maeve a real inner life. These share that ensemble generosity, following overlapping teens as they fumble toward intimacy, with comedy and heartbreak spread across a whole cast rather than one hero.