Sex Education
Netflix | Release Date: January 11, 2019
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
78
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 59 Critic Reviews
Positive:
50
Mixed:
9
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The Observer (UK)Barbara EllenSep 10, 2024
Season 4 Review: This series feels like a strangely subdued curtain call for a show that never shied away from celebrating teen sexuality at peak raunch. That said, gradually, as the episodes go by, it starts feeling like a brave, even classy move to go out, not with, as it were, a bang but with maturity and sensitivity. Read full review
60
We Got This CoveredScott CampbellSep 21, 2023
Season 4 Review: Sex Education season 4 tries to spin as many plates as possible to end on the highest of highs, so it was inevitable that at least one or two would end up smashing. In the grand scheme of things, however, the positives still heartily outweigh the negatives, and sacrificing some of its earlier motifs in favor of growing up both dramatically, thematically, and emotionally makes perfect sense for a final season. Read full review
60
The TelegraphBenji WilsonSep 21, 2023
Season 4 Review: Sex Education gets by just fine based on the superb performances and terrific pairings (you could watch Butterfield and Gatwa, in particular, gadding about all day.) But the fairy-tale endings all round just don’t wash: this uncoupling is far too conscious. Read full review
60
The IndependentNick HiltonSep 21, 2023
Season 4 Review: The quality of the acting, writing and production put the series firmly in the middle of the televisual pack, but as a progressive voice it has been all but peerless. Read full review
60
The GuardianLucy ManganSep 21, 2023
Season 4 Review: The final series has its moments, mostly when it returns to the core cast and regains the confidence to let them do their still-glorious, alchemical thing together. The rest is heavy going and the goodbye less painful that it should have been. Read full review
60
The GuardianLucy ManganSep 17, 2021
Season 3 Review: The focus is wider (Jean and Jakob’s is one of the many adult relationships given more attention, and there are more students introduced too) and perhaps as a result the strokes are broader. Read full review
60
The TelegraphAnita Singh Jan 16, 2020
Season 2 Review: A sweet, conventional drama with lovely performances: Connor Swindells stands out as the unhappy and secretly gay Adam. But the show is less groundbreaking than it thinks. I’m showing my age, but I think John Hughes did it better. Read full review
40
iEmily BakerSep 21, 2023
Season 4 Review: With its endless cast of characters, Sex Education has spread itself too thin to give even the stronger storylines the time and attention they need. Read full review
40
The IndependentEd PowerJan 3, 2020
Season 1 Review: Eager to please but confused, Sex Education could do with a stint on the therapist’s couch itself. Read full review
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