Jodie Turner-Smith Joins “Sex Education” Season 4

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“Sex Education” is already one in every of our fave reveals, however season 4 is trying prefer it may very well be the very best but thanks so some very thrilling new forged members. Netflix revealed on Aug. 19, 2022, {that a} new character, named Mr. Molloy, shall be performed by “Schitt’s Creek” alum Dan Levy, through manufacturing images that includes Maeve (Emma Mackey) with the brand new instructor. And then we got one other new announcement on Feb. 19: Jodie Turner-Smith has joined the present.

Speaking on the 2023 BAFTAs purple carpet, the actor mentioned, per Variety: “You might or might not see me in somewhat Netflix present known as ‘Sex Education.'” And the revelations did not finish there, as Turner-Smith mentioned she was personally requested to hitch the forged. “First of all all my scenes had been with Ncuti Gatwa who — I DIE for him — and he is my favorite character on the present. So when he known as me and requested me to do it I used to be like, I do not care how a lot they’re paying I’m doing.” The costars had been noticed collectively on the BAFTA afterparties, the place Gatwa known as her “my flipping QUEEN” on Instagram, with Turner-Smith responding with, “obsessive about you.” This was the second “Sex Education” picture op of the night time, as unique forged members Gatwa, Mackey, Aimee Lou Wood, and Asa Butterfield had been reunited in a candy second, too.

It appears to be like as if followers of the present will not have too lengthy to attend for season 4, as filming has formally wrapped on the following installment. On Feb. 10, Wood, who performs Aimee Gibbs, posted a bunch of flowers on her Instagram Stories together with the caption, “Wrap on season 4. Everyone has labored so arduous. Thank you. Love you.” Her submit got here simply after Gatwa, who performs the long-lasting Eric Effiong, posted a snap of his dressing room, revealing season 4 shall be his final on the present.

Sex Education Season 4 is now in manufacturing — and Dan Levy has joined the forged as Mr. Molloy! pic.twitter.com/Lxitrgb0Fa

— Netflix (@netflix) August 19, 2022

While we will not wait to see the brand new characters come to life, there are some stars who will not be returning. Tanya Reynolds, who portrayed the quirky Lily Iglehart, mentioned in an interview with Radio Times in July 2022, “I’m not [returning], really, which is gloomy, very unhappy.” She elaborated, “It’s simply the pure development of those reveals — when you could have such large ensemble casts and so many characters, I believe it’s important to let just a few older characters go to make method for newer ones, which is completely the suitable factor, the way in which it ought to occur.” Reynolds joins her castmate (and onscreen love curiosity) Patricia Allison in leaving “Sex Education.”

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On Sept. 26, 2021, Netflix formally confirmed that “Sex Education” had been renewed for a fourth season after a protracted wait. The first two seasons of “Sex Education” premiered just one yr aside, whereas viewers waited round 21 months for the third season as a result of filming delays brought on by the pandemic. In the third season, Moordale Secondary School suffered via the presence of a brand new headmistress who enforced strict protocols that eliminated the sex-positive setting that had beforehand existed on campus.

Some of the present’s principal forged members had been juggling a number of initiatives heading into season 4. “Sex Education” stars Mackey and Gatwa will seem in Greta Gerwig’s forthcoming “Barbie” film, which stars Margot Robbie, and Gatwa may even seem because the Doctor within the subsequent season of “Doctor Who.” While the way forward for “Sex Education” is unsure, there may be positive to be rather a lot to sink our tooth into with season 4.