David Farnor | On 07, Sep 2021

“There’s a battle underway for the sexual health of our teenagers.” Sex Education returns to Netflix this September, and a new trailer gives us a close look at the third season in action – complete with Otis’ new moustache.

It’s a new year, Otis is having casual sex, Eric and Adam are official, and Jean has a baby on the way. Meanwhile, new headteacher Hope (played by Jemima Kirke) tries to return Moordale to a pillar of excellence, Aimee discovers feminism, Jackson gets a crush and a lost voicemail still looms. Prepare for commitment animals, alien phenomena, vulva cupcakes and much more of Madam Groff.

The series stars Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson, Emma Mackey, Ncuti Gatwa, Connor Swindells, Aimee-Lou Wood, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Chaneil Kular, Simone Ashley, Mimi Keene, Tanya Reynolds, Mikael Persbrandt, Patricia Allison, Sami Outalbali, Anne-Marie Duff, George Robinson, Chinenye Ezeudu, Alistair Petrie, Samantha Spiro, Rakhee Thakrar and Jim Howick. Other new cast include Jason Isaacs playing Peter Groff, Mr Groff’s more successful and not very modest older brother; recording artist and songwriter, Dua Saleh who joins in their acting debut, playing Cal, a nonbinary student at Moordale; and Indra Ové who plays Elsie’s foster mum Anna.

You can see them action on 17th September when Season 3 premieres. Here’s the trailer:

 

Sex Education is available on Netflix UK, as part of an £8.99 monthly subscription.

 

Watch: Teaser trailer for Sex Education Season 3

19th July 2021

Sex Education returns to our screens this September, and to announce the school’s doors reopening, a new trailer for Season 3 sees the students try to recruit new pupils to join Moordale.

With new headmistress Hope (played by Jemima Kirke) at the helm, the school advert gives us a glimpse at where the cast are now. At the start of a new year, Otis is having casual sex, Eric and Adam are official, and Jean has a baby on the way. Meanwhile, new headteacher Hope tries to return Moordale to a pillar of excellence, Aimee discovers feminism, Jackson gets a crush and a lost voicemail still looms. Prepare for commitment animals, alien phenomena, vulva cupcakes and much more of Madam Groff.

Other new cast include Jason Isaacs playing Peter Groff, Mr Groff’s more successful and not very modest older brother; recording artist and songwriter, Dua Saleh who joins in their acting debut, playing Cal, a nonbinary student at Moordale; and Indra Ové who plays Elsie’s foster mum, Anna.

The series once again stars Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson, Emma Mackey, Ncuti Gatwa, Connor Swindells, Aimee-Lou Wood, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Chaneil Kular, Simone Ashley, Mimi Keene, Tanya Reynolds, Mikael Persbrandt, Patricia Allison, Sami Outalbali, Anne-Marie Duff, George Robinson, Chinenye Ezeudu, Alistair Petrie, Samantha Spiro, Rakhee Thakrar and Jim Howick.

You can see them in action on 17th September, when all eight episodes arrive on Netflix. Here’s the trailer:

 

Sex Education Season 3 set for September release

25th June 2021

Sex Education is back in class this September, and new images give us a first look at Season 3.

The coming-of-age comedy, which stars Gillian Anderson and Asa Butterfield, follows Otis Milburn, a socially awkward high school student who lives with his sex therapist mother, Jean. In Season 1, Otis and his friend Maeve Wiley (Emma Mackey) set up a sex clinic at school to capitalise on his intuitive talent for sex advice. Season 2, which gave Gillian Anderson a more prominent role, and a romantic dilemma for Ncuti Gatwa’s scene-stealing Eric, cemented the show as one of Netflix’s breakout hits, finding success on both sides of the Atlantic.

Ben Taylor and Runyararo Mapfumo are directing Season 3, which is written and created by Laurie Nunn. It will see Aimee discover feminism and Jackson get a crush, while a lost voicemail still looms. Prepare for commitment animals, alien phenomena, vulva cupcakes and much more of Madam Groff.

In front of the camera, Jason Isaacs will join the cast as Peter Groff, Mr Groff’s more successful brother, Jemima Kirke will play former Moordale student and new headmistress Hope, songwriter Dua Saleh will play non-binary student Cal and Indra Ové will play Elsie’s foster mum Anna.

You can see them in action on 17th September, when all eight episodes arrive on Netflix. Here are the first images:

 

Sex Education: Jason Isaacs, Jemima Kirke, Dua Saleh join Season 3

24th September 2020

Sex Education is saying hello to Jason Isaacs, as the Netflix series expands its cast for its third season.

The coming-of-age comedy, which stars Gillian Anderson and Asa Butterfield, follows Otis Milburn, a socially awkward high school student who lives with his sex therapist mother, Jean. In Season 1, Otis and his friend Maeve Wiley (Emma Mackey) set up a sex clinic at school to capitalise on his intuitive talent for sex advice. Season 2, which gave Gillian Anderson a more prominent role, and a romantic dilemma for Ncuti Gatwa’s scene-stealing Eric, cemented the show as one of Netflix’s breakout hits, finding success on both sides of the Atlantic.

Production on Sex Education season 3 commenced in Wales earlier this month, with Ben Taylor and Runyararo Mapfumo at the helm. The series is written and created by Laurie Nunn and produced by Eleven. Laurie Nunn, Ben Taylor and Jamie Campbell are Executive Producers.

In front of the camera, meanwhile, the class is welcoming several new enrolments. Jason Isaacs is playing Peter Groff, Mr Groff’s more successful and not very modest older brother, who Mr Groff (Alistair Petrie) has been staying with in the wake of his separation from Mrs Groff.

Jemima Kirke will play former Moordale student and new headmistress Hope, who plans to turn the school back into the pillar of excellence it’s always been.

Kirke is best known for her role as Jessa on HBO’s Girls and will next star in Amazon Studios drama Sylvie’s Love alongside Tessa Thompson. Isaacs, who starred in The Death of Stalin and the Harry Potter franchise, is no stranger to streaming either, having appeared in The OA and Star Trek: Discovery.

Songwriter and recording artist Dua Saleh has also joined the cast in their acting debut. The Minneapolis-based Sudanese-American artist prompted heavy industry buzz with their debut Nūr EP at the beginning of 2019. They play Cal, a nonbinary student at Moordale, who instantly clashes with Hope’s new vision for the school.

Sex Education Season 3 will comprise eight episodes and will be released in 2021.

 

Sex Education to start production in August?

26th May 2020

Sex Education may begin filming in August, as Netflix starts to eye a restart in production on some of its projects.

The coming-of-age comedy, which stars Gillian Anderson and Asa Butterfield, follows Otis Milburn, a socially awkward high school student who lives with his sex therapist mother, Jean. In Season 1, Otis and his friend Maeve Wiley (Emma Mackey) set up a sex clinic at school to capitalise on his intuitive talent for sex advice. Season 2, which gave Gillian Anderson a more prominent role, and a romantic dilemma for Ncuti Gatwa’s scene-stealing Eric, cemented the show as one of Netflix’s breakout hits, finding success on both sides of the Atlantic.

Season 3 was set to go into production this month, before the coronavirus pandemic and ensuing lockdown led to production across film and TV being closed down. Now, Deadline reports that a “number of sources” say August is “the current ambition” to start filming, although “nothing is cast in stone” due to the quickly changing situation around the virus.

August would be latest possible date for the show to enter production without being held up a year, due to the long days of British summer that are needed for the series’ look and tone. That means a decision is expected in the coming month, allowing for enough weeks of preparation beforehand.

The report comes as Netflix has restarted production on its Icelandic thriller Katla, but under very strict conditions (including a colour-coded division of cast and crew), and as soap operas in the UK have started to resume filming under similarly tight restrictions.

Sex Education is more of a challenge, however, given its very nature involves intimacy between actors. With some cast members reportedly sharing apartment blocks in Cardiff and Newport during previous shoots, it might be possible for actors to be quarantined in a way that keeps everyone safe while enabling production. Watch this space for more.
 

Sex Education renewed for Season 3

10th February 2020

Netflix has renewed Sex Education for a third season.

The coming-of-age comedy, which stars Gillian Anderson and Asa Butterfield, follows Otis Milburn, a socially awkward high school student who lives with his sex therapist mother, Jean. In Season 1, Otis and his friend Maeve Wiley (Emma Mackey) set up a sex clinic at school to capitalise on his intuitive talent for sex advice.

Season 2, which debuted earlier this year, saw Jean encroach on his territory by stepping into the high school and offering counselling and guidance herself. All the while, Otis is juggling his relationship with Patricia Allison’s Ola and with Maeve, while Ola is off discovering herself, Aimee-Lou Wood’s Aimee Gibbs struggles with a traumatic incident and Ncuti Gatwa’s scene-stealing Eric finds himself torn between Connor Swindells’ Adam and Sami Outalbali’s new French student Rahim.

What will happen between Eric and Adam? Fans will now be able to find out, as Netflix has officially confirmed that the show will return for a third season – an announcement made within weeks of the Season 2 debut.

“Netflix’s charmingly crude coming-of-age comedy is smart, sweet and side-splittingly funny,” we wrote in our review of Season 2.

Season 3 will go into production later this year. The announcement came in the form of a video featuring Alistair Petrie, who plays the show’s uptight headmaster, giving us a tongue-in-cheek tour of the school’s art gallery. Here’s the video:

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