"Sex Education" Season 4 Is Going To Switch Things Up, And Here's Everything We Know About It
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Sex Education has to be one of my favorite shows to come out in the last few years.
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The humor is pitch-perfect, the subject matter is real AF, and the youth aren't polished boxed perfection, making for a much more relatable experience for viewers.
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Fans have been waiting for Season 4 since late 2021, so here's what we know about what's coming (hopefully) soon.
1.The new season is set to come out this fall.
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At last month's Netflix Ad Upfronts, the streamer confirmed that Sex Education Season 4 is set for release in Fall 2023.
2. Production started in October, with Asa Butterfield tweeting from the set.
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3.A newly released trailer confirms this will be the show's final season.
4.Simone Ashley will not be back as Olivia (although her Bridgerton come-up has us rooting for her!).
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"I get asked that all the time,” Simone told ITV’s This Morning. "No, I'm a Bridgerton girl now."
5.Patricia Allison will also not return as Ola, which raises questions about how Otis's family is doing.
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On the UK radio show, Breakfast With Yinka and Shayna Marie, Allison confirmed, "I absolutely have loved being on Sex Education so, so much... but unfortunately, I won't be joining the team for Season 4."
"Some opportunities have come up. I've been doing it for three years, and I've genuinely loved it," she added. "I guess I have to say goodbye at some time, which is kind of sad, but other things are coming, and that's really exciting."
patricia allison AKA ola won't be returning for sex education season 4 💔 brb just trying to process this information 😭 pic.twitter.com/4n8RW8lYyw
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6.Tanya Reynolds isn't coming back as Lily, which is a major blow.
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"I’m not [returning], actually, which is sad, very sad," Reynolds told the UK’s Radio Times. “It’s just the natural progression of these shows — when you have such big ensemble casts and so many characters, I think you have to let a few older characters go to make way for newer ones, which is absolutely the right thing, the way it should happen.”
7.Rakhee Thakrar, who plays teacher Emily Sands, is also out.
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“I’m not part of the new series. I can’t really talk about why," she told British newspaper Daily Star Sunday. "But I’m so proud of the show and grateful to have been part of something so important. There is nothing bad about Sex Education."
8. While those departures are tough to swallow, Dan Levy is joining the cast in his first TV role since the end of Schitt's Creek!
Sex Education Season 4 is now in production — and Dan Levy has joined the cast as Mr. Molloy! pic.twitter.com/Lxitrgb0Fa
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Levy will play author and professor Thomas Molloy, who becomes a mentor to Maeve while she's in the US.
9.Jodie Turner-Smith is also joining the cast, with a character that will have ties to Eric.
“You may or may not see me in a little Netflix show called Sex Education,” she told reporters at the BAFTA Film Awards in London in February.
“First of all, all my scenes were with Ncuti Gatwa who — I DIE for him — and he’s my favorite character on the show," she continued, confirming he personally asked her to appear. "So, when he called me and asked me to do it, I was like, I don’t care how much they’re paying; I’m doing [it]."
10.Ncuti Gatwa has spoken out about parting with his character at the end of this season (as he moves on to DOCTOR WHO!!).
"Being a part of that ensemble for four years was so special. I made some of my best friends and worked on a project that meant something special to people," Gatwa admitted to the Radio Times in April.
"Hopefully, it aided and accompanied a larger cultural conversation we're having at the moment of inclusion, acceptance, and love. Shoutout to Ben Taylor for making that show what it was and being the funnest boss to work with," he added.
Gatwa also acknowledged the significance of his character, telling Gay Times, "I was at UK Black Pride, and the amount of people who were coming up to me specifically about the relationship between Eric and his dad was constant."
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"And I think it really touched people to see this portrayal of this Black man, this strong big Black man loving his gay son. It was quite beautiful, and it's something that we don't see often, and I think that's why it impacted people.”
11.Emma Mackey also shared bittersweet feelings about saying goodbye to Maeve.
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"No, I don't think I'll be in Season 5," she told Radio Times. "I've said goodbye to Maeve."
12.The students of Moordale Secondary will be at a new school.
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Netflix describes Season 4 as, "Following the closure of Moordale Secondary, Otis and Eric now face a new frontier — their first day at Cavendish Sixth Form College."
"Otis is nervous about setting up his new clinic, while Eric is praying they won’t be losers again. But Cavendish is a culture shock for all the Moordale students — they thought they were progressive, but this new college is another level. There’s daily yoga in the communal garden, a strong sustainability vibe, and a group of kids who are popular for being…kind?!"
"Viv is totally thrown by the college’s student-led, non-competitive approach, while Jackson is still struggling to get over Cal. Aimee tries something new by taking an Art A Level, and Adam grapples with whether mainstream education is for him," the description continues. "Over in the US, Maeve is living her dream at prestigious Wallace University, being taught by cult author Thomas Molloy. Otis is pining after her, while adjusting to not being an only child at home, or the only therapist on campus.”
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