Netflix’s critically acclaimed series ‘Sex Education’ gets Season 2

Last month, viewers across the globe fell in love with “Sex Education” and the students of Moordale High School, with the series tracking to be a huge hit (estimated over 40 million households watching the title within the first four weeks).

Following high fan demand for a second season, Netflix announced that the breakout series has been renewed for eight new episodes of the frank, heartfelt, honest and hilariously awkward series.

Season two is slated to begin production this spring in the UK. Gillian Anderson, Asa Butterfield, Emma Mackey, Ncuti Gatwa, AimeeLou Wood, Connor Swindells, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Tanya Reynolds and Patricia Allison are set to reprise their roles.

The first season garnered critical and popular acclaim and has opened up poignant cultural conversations around sexuality, relationships and identity. The series has been lauded for delivering a coming-of-age story with a fresh, feminist heart, and for presenting intersectional and multidimensional characters that audiences have fallen in love with.

About the recommission, series creator Laurie Nunn said, “The reception to season one has been so exciting. Seeing how people across the world have connected to characters that began as ideas in my head is incredible. I’m hugely grateful to every person that has taken the time to watch the series, and I can’t wait to continue this amazing journey.”