Sex education: ‘It wasn’t always happy’ for this Netflix series star

All good things come to an end and sometimes they come to an end. Anyway, that’s the feeling of one of the stars of Sex Education, the coolest, most uninhibited and caring series on Netflix. Laurie Nunn’s British fiction series completes its fourth and final season online, starting September 21 on the platform.

According to Nkuti Gatwa, who plays Eric, the best friend of protagonist Otis (Asa Butterfield), it’s time to end the series. in the interview Rolling Stone UKThe actor explained that it was the end of the series “hard”Because he believes that it was so “great show” :

“When you’re telling stories you haven’t seen before, there’s always the struggle of how to tell them. It wasn’t always happy. I feel like we’ve gotten really big and old on the show, and I’ve given it all I could. .”

Sexuality education has always been lauded for its themes and ways of addressing sexuality, identity, and adolescent experiences through discourses of inclusion, acceptance, and kindness. The series won public and press acclaim, receiving a 4.1 out of 5 rating from AlloCiné viewers and critics.

But it must be said that a series aimed at teenagers always reaches its limits after a few seasons when the characters are nearing the end of high school. This always signals an ending or renewal (which sometimes involves a time jump, as in The Scott Brothers, or new casting, as in Élite).

The sanction for sex education fell: this is the end. And it’s not surprising, especially since several actors have abandoned ship along the way, and several stars that the series has revealed, such as Emma Mac (Maeve), have confirmed that they are also going to steal their own wings.

Plus, the entire cast is aging—they’re in their 25s and 30s—and no longer old enough for high schoolers. Nkuti Gatwa is now 30 years old and has other important projects waiting for him. After seeing him in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, we will find him in the popular series Doctor Who, in which he will play the role of the Fifteenth Doctor.

Season 4 of Sex Education will be available September 21st on Netflix.