Will there be a Sex Education season 4? Everything we know so far

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Fri, 24 Sep 2021 10:28:18 +0000

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We break down everything we know about a potential Sex Education season 4 on Netflix so far.

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Sex Education season 4 hasnt yet been confirmed by Netflix, but given the school-based sitcom is one of the best Netflix shows you can watch right now, we predict it won't be long before the streamer once again green-lights a return to Moordale Secondary.

The shows third season finally arrived in September 2021, after a slew of pandemic-related delays pushed its initial release date back by almost a
year, so the dust is still settling on the reception to its latest crop of hormone-filled episodes.

Still, that doesnt stop fans speculating on the arrival of Sex Education season 4, so weve rounded up all the latest news, rumors and tidbits that might give us a clue as to where the mega-popular Netflix show could go next.

Naturally, spoilers for Sex Educations first three seasons are disclosed ahead, so proceed with caution.

Has it been renewed? Not yet, though the cast seems open to the possibility, and the popularity of the show appears to have endured based on its Netflix chart performance.

Story predictions: With Moordale cash-strapped and set to close at the end
of Sex Education season 3, we could see this forming the arc of a potential season 4. You season 3: release date and everything we know The Witcher
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At present, theres no confirmed release date for Sex Education season 4 because Netflix hasnt yet renewed the show following the release of season 3.

As above, the shows third season only just arrived on the streamer, and while it shot into Netflixs top 10 most-watched list almost immediately, its likely the company will hold off on renewing Sex Education for a fourth season until a month down the line when it can judge its performance. (Image credit: Netflix)

Of course, theres no guarantee that the show will return at all. In a recent video interview with Cosmopolitan UK , star Asa Butterfield weighed in on the likelihood of a Sex Education season 4: We dont know, its out of our hands at this point. I wish I could tell you more, but I genuinely dont know.

Id love to do a fourth season, he added, but at the same time, we've been doing [the show] for three years now, so Id be happy to say goodbye to these characters. Well have to see.

Gillian Anderson echoed Butterfields sentiments in a chat with US outlet Newsweek , saying that a fourth season has been discussed but that at the end of the day, it's nobody's call but those guys at the top.

I think, Anderson speculated, given how much people are enjoying it, I don't see why it wouldn't [continue], but things change. Things are changing at Netflix daily, as we speak.

The future, then, is uncertain for the show, especially given that theres
only so many years Moordales students can remain at the fictional school before it becomes illogical for them to continue roaming the classrooms as twenty-somethings destined for university.

Still, that may indeed be a path the show decides to take, and if Netflix
does plan on renewing Sex Eduction for a fourth season, its likely to follow the release schedule of previous entries a pandemic-hampered third season notwithstanding which each landed in January of 2019 and 2020, respectively.

January 2022 will be too soon for a fourth season, so between September 2022 and January 2023 seems a more likely window, at this early stage. Sex Education season 4 cast predictions

As for who is likely to return to the show if it is renewed, wed anticipate seeing series mainstays Asa Butterfield, Ncuti Gatwa and Gillian Anderson all reprise their roles as Otis, Eric and Jean, respectively.

The likes of Connor Swindells (Adam), Aimee Lou Wood (Aimee), Kedar Williams-Stirling (Jackson), Mimi Keene (Ruby) and Mikael Persbrandt (Jakob) all seem likely to return, too, along with most of the shows new season 3 characters, like headteacher Hope (Jemima Kirke) and new student Cal (Dua Saleh). (Image credit: Netflix)

The future of Emma Mackeys Maeve Wiley is less clear, though, given her departure to America at the end of season 3. Shes still a major player in Sex Educations ongoing will-they-wont-they narrative between Otis and Maeve, so wed of course anticipate her return at some point, its just not immediately clear whether that would be in season four, or perhaps a further season later down the line.

If we were betting on it, though, we reckon Maeve will be back along with the others.

We'd also expect several new actors to join the show, too, though hopefully
in a more substantial capacity than the greatly under-used Jason Isaacs in season 3. Sex Education season 4 story predictions

As above, Sex Educations third season conjured an air of finality for certain narrative threads but it blew open a lot more, too.

It seems likely that Maeves jetting off to America will have consequences for her screen time in a possible season 4, which may see Otis forced to get over his love for her once and for all, despite the promise of a mutual romance before Maeves decision to leave the country. New episodes may pick up if and when she returns from her travels, but it seems more logical that the show would explore how Otis copes in her absence.

Other characters, though, seem in for an even rockier ride. Adam and Eric decided to go their separate ways after a season of romantic highs and lows, with the latters kissing another man in Nigeria acting as the nail in the coffin for a relationship which always seemed oddly balanced, given Adams ongoing journey to understanding his own sexuality. But we also saw Adam growing closer to Erics ex Rahim in season 3s later episodes, suggesting theres potential for a romance between the pair that once seemed impossible. (Image credit: Netflix)

Elsewhere, after receiving the results of a paternity test, it seems as
though Jeans new baby daughter, Joy, may not be Jakobs after all. This twist isnt confirmed yet, but her shock and oh shit! at the result suggests the pair are in for some awkward conversations ahead.

Then theres the question of Jackson and Cals relationship moving forward, Hopes as-yet-unexplored struggle to conceive a child and, in perhaps the biggest plot shake-up of all, the immediate future of Moordale.

In season 3s final episode, it was revealed that the school would be closing due to a lack of investors a move supposedly brought about by the students reluctance to back down from their calls for sexual liberation on campus.

This could have big implications for Sex Education season 4. Will Moordales students and staff be forced to move elsewhere? If so, its unlikely everyone would be able to stay together, which would by-and-large kill the dynamic of the show. A more likely outcome might see the series' main characters rally alongside the local community to generate some last-ditch funding for the school, a challenge which would probably occupy an entire season.

That would be our best guess for the main narrative hook of Sex Educations fourth season, if indeed it does get the green light from Netflix. Sure, itll be interesting to see how Otis copes in Maeves absence, how Adam deals with his break-up with Eric and how Jean plans on telling Jakob that her child probably isnt his but without Moordale school, theres no Sex Education.
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