Sex Education made waves when it joined Netflix at the start of the year.
The unfiltered, realistic portrayal of sex during those Sixth Form years - in all it's awkward, exciting, nerve-wracking and humiliating glory - won legions of fans and heavy praise.
As well as the funny, there was the serious. The show tackled bullying, peer pressure, abortion, exploring your sexuality as LGBTQ+, masturbation and more and handled the topics sensitively, honestly and informatively.
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The show - which chronicles around the makeshift sex education clinic that two school pupils set up - introduced us to some incredible talent like ELLE List 2019 honouree Ncuti Gatwa (Eric), Emma Mackey (Maeve), Aimee Lou Wood (Aimee) and Conn0r Swindells (Adam). It also brought back to our screens established talent like the inimitable Gillian Anderson and her on-screen son Otis - Asa Butterfield.
Today, Netflix has announced the release date for the second series after previously releasing first look images and information on what audiences can expect. Here's everything to know...
What happened at the end of Sex Education season one?
Please, note: Spoilers!
After a will they/won't they few episodes, Otis and Maeve did not get together after their friendship flourished, and instead Otis kissed Ola.
After bullying Eric for most of the season, Adam - who had previously dated Aimee - and Eric hooked up. However, this happened days before Adam was sent away to military school by his dad, who is also Moordale Secondary's headmaster.
Is season 2 of Sex Education confirmed?
Yes! The first series was such a hit that Netflix confirmed there would be a second shortly after it was released.
Will the original cast of Sex Education feature in the second series?
The streaming service has confirmed that the aforementioned characters from the first series will make an appearance as will Kedar Williams-Stirling (Jackson), Tanya Reynolds (Lily) and Patricia Allison (Ola).
What will happen in Sex Education season 2?
After releasing the first-look images, Netflix also provided some brief summaries of the plot lines involving the characters in the next season.
Generally, theres's a Chlamydia outbreak at Moordale, meaning the student-led clinic is in high demand. There's also 'new kids' that arrive to the quaint town to challenge the status quo.
Otis and Ola are together, while his relationship with business partner and friend Maeve is now 'strained', the streaming service revealed.
Maeve and Aimee are back to being the best of friends after Aimee ditched the all-too-familiar popular-yet-mean group, 'the Untouchables'.
Adam is at military school, yet 'conflicted' about his feelings for Eric. Eric, however, has a 'new-found self-confidence attracting unfamiliar kinds of attention'.
Tell us more!
Is there a trailer for season 2 of Sex Education?
Yes! 10 days before the show arrives on Netflix (on 7th January), the first trailer for season 2 of Sex Education was released.
The clip opens up with the familiar school hall setting and headmaster Mr Groff introducing a 'sex education specialist' who is then revealed to be Otis' mother, Jean. Oh dear.
From then on we see Adam at military school, Maeve and Otis' complicated relationship continue to be, well, complicated, Eric meeting a dashing French exchange student and Otis, new girlfriend Ola, Jean and Ola's dad end up in a pretty excruciating situation.
There are plenty of heartfelt moments, tears and no holds barred sex talk too.
We can't wait.
When will Sex Education series 2 come to Netflix?
The eight brand new episodes will arrive on Netflix on 17th January, 2020 which means that any post-Christmas, January blues we're experiencing will be suitably cured.
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Olivia Blair is Entertainment Editor (Luxury) at Hearst UK, working across ELLE, Esquire and Harper's Bazaar. Olivia covers all things entertainment and has interviewed the likes of Margot Robbie, Emma Stone, Michaela Coel and Ryan Gosling over the years.
