Sex Education (2019)

Name: Sex Education
Released: 2019
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson, Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey, Kedar Williams-Stirling

TV-MA 8.2/10 IMDb

Comedy Drama

Inexperienced Otis channels his sex therapist mom when he teams up with rebellious Maeve to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.

Creator: Laurie Nunn

Cast: Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson, Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey, Kedar Williams-Stirling

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Ableism (depicted) Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) Racial slurs / racism (depicted)

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a parent Grief / bereavement (major focus) Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth (referenced)Suicide (discussed or ideation) Terminal illness

Other

Abortion (depicted or discussed) (referenced)Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Infidelity

Phobias & Sensory

Vomit / emesis (emetophobia)

Sexual Content

Age-gap relationships (predatory) Explicit sexual content / nudity Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted) Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Sexual assault / rape

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

12 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 8 warnings

Avg severity:(2.1)

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationVomit / emesis (emetophobia)Explicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Sexual assault / rape

Season 2 8 warnings

Avg severity:(2.4)

Season 3 8 warnings

Avg severity:(2.3)

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationExplicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Sexual assault / rape

Season 4 8 warnings

Avg severity:(2.4)

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Terminal illnessGaslighting / emotional manipulationExplicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Sexual assault / rape