Sex Education Season 4 marks the end of the British teen comedy-drama series on Netflix. It was created by Laurie Nunn, and directed by Dominic Leclerc, Michelle Savill and Alyssa McClelland. There are 8 episodes in the series with a runtime of about 55-60 minutes.
The cast of the series includes Asa Butterfield as Otis Milburn, alongside Gillian Anderson, Ncuti Gatwa, Aimee-Lou Wood, Emma Mackey, Connor Swindells, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Mimi Keene, George Robinson, Chinenye Ezeudu, Dua Saleh, Alistair Petrie, Samantha Spiro, Jim Howick, Rakhee Thakrar and Daniel Ings.
The new addition to the show is Dan Levy, Thaddea Graham, Lisa McGrillis, Marie Reuther, Jodie Turner Smith, comedian Eshaan Akbar and Felix Mufti, Anthony Lexa, Alexandra James, Reda Elazouar, Bella Maclean and Imani Yahshua.
Sex Education Season 4 Review
In the final season, everything’s changed and the former students of Moordale Secondary are left to tread some new lands and college. The Cavendish Sixth Form College is sort of a culture shock to the characters, where Otis is nervous about setting up his new clinic, whilst Eric is praying they won’t be losers again. However, that should be the least of their worries since the new college is everything that they wanted the high school experience to be.
On the other hand, Maeve is living her dream at the prestigious Wallace University in the US, being taught by cult author Thomas Molloy. Pursuing her passion for writing, she feels ambitious and even aims for the Wallace internship, until she doesn’t get it and starts to undermine her writing capabilities. Things don’t seem to go so smoothly for Otis in the new school, as there’s already a sex counsellor who’s well-liked among the students & he feels that she stole his idea.
While Eric is trying to make peace with being Christian and getting accepted for his sexuality. His family is putting pressure on him to get baptised but he feels conflicted to declare his identity as a sin, just to get accepted by the church. Cavendish College brings some like-minded allies to him but that also drifts him apart from Otis, who doesn’t seem to be on the same wavelength.
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It also continues Aimee’s healing journey from the traumatic experience and has a breakthrough art and Isaac’s help. Away from everyone else, Adam grapples with whether mainstream education is for him and tries to follow his love for the animals while trying to mend ways with his father. Season 4 in a way shows how much the characters have learnt and grown from the past seasons. Be it Ruby finding confidence in where she comes from or Vivienne realising that love can be a good distraction sometimes.
The best part for me has to be the awkward and developing relationship between Adam and his dad. The picture of both of them getting more honest with themselves and each other feels cathartic to watch. Honestly, I shed quite a few tears seeing their story coming to a satisfactory and heartwarming conclusion. Contrary to that, Otis’ character seems to be stuck in the same loop and not really learning from any of the experiences.
The arrival of a newborn baby makes his relationship with Jean more worse and complicated. In the initial seasons, he wants his mum to get off his back but when she gets too invested in baby Joy, he feels neglected and his abandonment trauma starts to show up in his relationship with Maeve. The show may have ended but on Otis’ part, the ultimate end is yet to come as he needs to work on his vulnerability, being honest with the ones he loves and his childhood experiences.
Personally, I would have preferred Otis to end up with Ruby, as they seem to get each other better. And Maeve finally finding a place where she truly belongs & feels at peace, definitely away from Moordale. Apart from that, it was quite an emotional season which highlighted issues like postpartum depression, body dysmorphia, abandonment issues, PTSD, how people can change over time, religious identity and queerness. I believe many might feel relatable and even empathised with through the character’s journey on the show.
Rating: 4.5/5
Sex Education Season 4 is available for streaming on Netflix.
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