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Isobel Frodsham, Tom Herbert

Sex Education season 2: Netflix release date, cast list and plot details revealed

Asa Butterfield as Otis Milburn and Ncuti Gatwa as Eric Effiong (Picture: Netflix)

It's official: Sex Education is returning to Netflix in a matter of months.

The critically-acclaimed series documents a group of students as they balance growing up with relationships, sex and school.

It also sees late bloomer Otis Milburn (played by Asa Butterfield), the only child of a sex therapist, set up a sex advice clinic with his friend, Maeve Wiley (played by Emma Mackey).

Gillian Anderson plays Otis' mother, Dr Jean F. Milburn, while Ncuti Gatwa plays Otis' best friend, Eric.

Emma Mackey as Maeve Wiley, Asa Butterfield as Otis Milburn (Sam Taylor/Netflix)

Aimee Lou Wood plays Aimee Gibbs, Maeve's best friend, Kedar Williams-Stirling plays head boy and ex boyfriend of Maeve, Jackson Marchetti.

But what will the second series entail? Here's everything we know about season 2 of Sex Education so far...

What is season two about?

According to Netflix, Otis is forced to "master his newly discovered sexual urges in order to progress with his girlfriend Ola whilst also dealing with his now strained relationship with Maeve."

They add: "Meanwhile, Moordale Secondary is in the throes of a Chlamydia outbreak, highlighting the need for better sex education at the school and new kids come to town who will challenge the status quo.

Butterfield (L) and Gillian Anderson in Sex Education (Sam Taylor/Netflix)

"Maeve and Aimee’s BFF relationship is stronger than ever since Aimee ditched ‘the Untouchables’.

"Eric notices his new-found self-confidence attracting unfamiliar kinds of attention.

"Adam is at military school, still conflicted by his feelings for Eric.

"Jackson is forced to flex his mental rather than physical muscle and is still buckling under the pressure from his parents to succeed."

When does the series return?

Sex Education 2 will arrive on Netflix on Friday, January 17.

Kedar Williams-Stirling plays Jackson Marchetti (Sam Taylor/Netflix)

Who is joining series 2?

Sami Outalbali, George Robinson and Chinenye Ezeudu have been cast in the series.

Chinenye Ezeudu plays “Viv”, an intelligent, multi-talented academic student, who is anything but talented in love.

Sami Outalbali plays “Rahim”, a French student who turns heads when he joins Moordale Secondary.

George Robinson joins the series as “Isaac”, who creates waves when he moves into Maeve’s caravan park.

Is there a trailer for the series?

http://players.brightcove.net/1348423965/default_default/index.html?videoId=6120391962001

There is - the official full length trailer was released in early January and it features Otis' sex clinic back in business while the school has recruited Jean to officially start teaching sex education.

Meanwhile he's got a new girlfriend, Ola, which could make things awkward with his relationship with Maeve - however it turns out that Ola's father has his eye on the therapist Jean.

Confusing.

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