What to read, watch, and listen to if you lovedSex Education
Laurie Nunn · Series · 2019
If you loved Sex Education, start with How to Have Sex (Molly Manning Walker, 2023) — a film on the same thread. Below: 4 books, 4 films and 2 podcasts, each matched to Sex Education across media.
If you loved Sex Education, you will appreciate these stories that navigate the messy, vulnerable, and transformative nature of growing up.
Books on the same thread
Educated: A Memoir
Tara Westover · Book · 2018
Shares a thread with Sex Education: Self-discovery.
If Sex Education hit, Educated: A Memoir shares the thread.
The Joy of Sex
Alex Comfort · Book · 1972
Explores: Sexuality, Intimacy, Relationships.
If Sex Education hit, The Joy of Sex shares the thread.
Educated
Tara Westover · Book · 2018
Explores: Survivalism, Generational trauma, Academic ambition.
Much like the complex parent-child relationships in Sex Education, this memoir explores the profound struggle to define oneself against the backdrop of a difficult and unconventional family upbringing.
Heartstopper, Vol. 1
Alice Oseman · Book
Shares a thread with Sex Education: self-discovery.
The social dynamics and digital age anxieties faced by Kayla echo the messy, high-stakes school life that made Sex Education such a compelling and grounded coming-of-age story.
Films on the same thread
How to Have Sex
Molly Manning Walker · Film · 2023
Shares a thread with Sex Education: Sexual Awakening.
If you valued the candid approach to sexual awakening in Sex Education, this drama offers a raw, honest look at the pressures and realities of modern teenage experimentation.
Eighth Grade
Bo Burnham · Film · 2018
Shares 3 threads with Sex Education: Social Awkwardness, Self-Discovery, Teen Comedy-Drama.
If Sex Education hit, Eighth Grade shares the thread.
Love, Simon
Greg Berlanti · Film · 2018
Shares 2 threads with Sex Education: Self-Discovery, Coming-of-Age Story.
Fans of Sex Education will recognize the familiar tension of navigating first love and identity while managing the pressure of keeping significant personal secrets from friends and family.
An Education
Lone Scherfig · Film · 2009
Explores: Loss of Innocence, Age Gap Romance, Social Class.
This film captures the same loss of innocence found in Sex Education as a bright teenager confronts the complex realities of life, desire, and her own personal expectations.
Podcasts on the same thread
The Durex Podcast
Podcast
Shares a thread with Sex Education: sex positivity.
Just as Otis provides a clinical yet empathetic space for his peers in Sex Education, this podcast fosters the same open, shame-free dialogue about intimacy and sexual health.
The Hook Up
Podcast
Shares a thread with Sex Education: sex positivity.
If you appreciated the normalized, conversational approach to relationships in Sex Education, this podcast provides the same sex-positive environment to discuss the vulnerabilities and dilemmas of modern dating.
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Common questions
What is the premise of Sex Education?
Sex Education follows an inexperienced teenager named Otis who decides to channel his mother's profession as a sex therapist. He teams up with a rebellious student named Maeve to establish an underground sex therapy clinic within their school to help their peers navigate various personal issues.
Who created the show Sex Education?
The television series Sex Education was created by Laurie Nunn. The show first premiered in 2019 and focuses on the dynamic between Otis and Maeve as they operate an unauthorized clinic to provide sex therapy advice to other students at their high school.
Is Sex Education about a school clinic?
Yes, the plot of Sex Education centers on an underground sex therapy clinic set up at school. The main characters, Otis and Maeve, run this operation together, using the knowledge Otis gained from his mother to assist other students with their questions and concerns regarding sex.
How does Otis know about sex therapy in Sex Education?
In Sex Education, Otis gains his knowledge of sex therapy from his mother, who works as a professional sex therapist. He uses this background to help his classmate Maeve run an underground clinic at their school to provide advice to other students.