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Sex Education
TV Show (2019)
Inexperienced Otis channels his sex therapist mom when he teams up with rebellious Maeve to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.
TV Show (2019)
Inexperienced Otis channels his sex therapist mom when he teams up with rebellious Maeve to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.
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Sex & Nudity
Frequent, very mature sexual content with male and female nudity, explicit sex, and frank talk about orgasms, positions, and masturbation. A teen boy displays his naked penis to a school crowd.
Violence & Gore
Violence is frequently tied to bullying and sexual harassment, including a boy physically menacing and slapping a gay character. A stranger masturbates while watching a girl on a bus, and a character self-harms. Bullying and fights create tension, and a female character is sexually assaulted on a bus and deals with lasting psychological effects.
Profanity
Frequent strong language including f--k and s--t, plus sexual terms and slurs such as slag and f-g.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Underage drinking and drug use are casual and frequent, including teens smoking cigarettes and sharing a joint, and a teen taking Viagra to improve sex.
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Positives & learning
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Positive messages
Themes of communication, self-acceptance, and compassion, with frank, healthy portrayals of sex and relationships that grow over time.
Role models
Jean is frank about sexuality and engages in conversations about sex with her son, while Maeve rises above classmates' jokes and Eric is a proud, out gay teen.
Representation
Characters are described as diverse in age, race, body type, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, and disability, with strong central women and realistic female sexuality. Some disabled characters are described as underdeveloped.
Learning
Families can discuss the premise of Sex Education, including whether teens would realistically pay for sex therapy and why shows heighten reality.
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