Just as students are looking forward to winter break, Netflix has ordered the Sex Education TV show to series. Described as a “coming-of-awkward-age dramedy,” Sex Education comes from creator Laurie Nunn, who is new to the world of series TV. She is writing the series, which should premiere in 2019. Catastrophe vet Ben Taylor will direct and executive produce.
Netflix says Sex Education follows Otis Thompson, an inexperienced, socially uneasy high school student, who happens to be the son of a sex therapist. Thanks to easy access to his mother’s professional materials, he and his “bad girl” classmate, Maeve, set up a sex therapy program for their peers. No cast has been announced. When we know more, you will too.
Learn more from this Netflix press release.
NEW COMING OF AWKWARD AGE DRAMEDY SEX EDUCATION, COMING TO NETFLIX
Hollywood, CA – November 28, 2017 — Sex, relationships and insecurity are intertwined in Sex Education, a new charming coming-of-awkward-age dramedy, debuting globally on Netflix in 2019.
Meet Otis Thompson – a socially awkward high school virgin who lives with his mother, a sex therapist. Surrounded by manuals, videos and tediously open conversations about sex, Otis is a reluctant expert on the subject. When his home life is revealed at school, Otis realizes that he can use his specialist knowledge to gain status. He teams up with Maeve, a whip-smart bad-girl, and together they set up an underground sex therapy clinic to deal with their fellow students’ weird and wonderful problems. Through his analysis of teenage sexuality, Otis realises he may need some therapy of his own.
“We are delighted to bring Laurie Nunn’s brilliant creation to life with such a gifted team. Netflix is an exceptional partner and we are thrilled to go on this journey together,” said Jamie Campbell, Eleven.
“We couldn’t be more excited to partner with the Eleven team, creator Laurie Nunn, and executive producer and director Ben Taylor to bring Sex Education — a distinctive, fresh and witty examination of the universally awkward teenage experience — to our members around the world,” said Cindy Holland, Vice President of Original Content, at Netflix.
A Netflix original series, Sex Education is set to begin production in the U.K. in spring 2018. Sex Education is produced by Eleven, with executive producers Jamie Campbell and Joel Wilson. Laurie Nunn is creator and writer. Ben Taylor (Catastrophe) will direct and executive produce.
About Eleven
Founded in 2006 by Jamie Campbell and Joel Wilson, Eleven produces quality drama, documentary and comedy for the UK and international markets. Recent shows include Gap Year for E4, BAFTA-nominated The Enfield Haunting for Sky, BAFTA-nominated Gluefor E4, and The Secret Life of the Pub for Channel 4. Docu-drama series True Horror is currently in post-production for Channel 4 and will broadcast in 2019. In 2014 the Channel 4 Growth Fund invested in Eleven, making it the first drama production company to benefit from the £20m fund. Eleven has projects in development for all of the major U.K. broadcasters.
About Netflix
Netflix is the world’s leading internet entertainment service with 109 million members in over 190 countries enjoying more than 125 million hours of TV shows and movies per day, including original series, documentaries and feature films. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on nearly any internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments.
What do you think? How do you like the sound of the Sex Education TV series? Who would you cast as Otis and Maeve? Do you think you’ll check out the new dramedy when it drops to Netflix?
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