Sex Education (TV series)

Sex Education is a British comedy-drama television series created by Laurie Nunn. Starring Asa Butterfield as an insecure teenager and Gillian Anderson as his mother. Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey, Connor Swindells, Aimee Lou Wood and Kedar Williams-Stirling co-star. The series premiered on 11 January 2019 on Netflix and has been renewed for a third series.

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Summary Sex Education (TV series)Sex Education is a British comedy-drama television series created by Laurie Nunn. Starring Asa Butterfield as an insecure teenager and Gillian Anderson as his mother, a sex therapist, the series premiered on 11 January 2019 on Netflix. Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey, Connor Swindells, Aimee Lou Wood and Kedar Williams-Stirling co-star. It became a critical and commercial success for Netflix, with over 40 million viewers streaming the first series after its debut. The second series was released on 17 January 2020, and the show has been renewed for a third series. The setting of Sex Education appears to be modern day Britain, in the fictional village of Moordale. Modern technology, such as smartphones, exists, but the show features very few cars from after the 1990s, with a majority of cars featured ranging from the 1970s to 1990s.

As well as older cars the show heavily features older technologies such as CRT televisions, and dated household appliances. According to showrunner Laurie N Dunn, the show’s aesthetic is deliberate and an homage to 1980s John Hughes films. The series was announced on 28 November 2017, with Ben Taylor expected to direct. On 4 December 2018, it was announced that the series would premiere on 11 Jan 2019. On 1 February 2019, Netflix renewed the show for a second series which premiered on 17 Jan 2020. On 10 February 2020, Netflix Renewed the Show for aThird series.