8.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Sex Education (2019)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.4
Overview
Inexperienced Otis channels his sex therapist mom when he teams up with rebellious Maeve to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixBias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Positive
Christianity: Negative
Overview
Inexperienced Otis channels his sex therapist mom when he teams up with rebellious Maeve to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The show's central thesis explicitly promotes comprehensive, inclusive sexual health education, challenges traditional gender and sexual norms, and celebrates diverse LGBTQ+ identities, aligning directly with progressive ideology.
The series 'Sex Education' demonstrates a profound commitment to diversity through its intentional and expansive casting, featuring a wide array of ethnicities, sexual orientations, and gender identities in prominent roles. Its narrative explicitly centers on and critiques traditional societal norms surrounding sex, gender, and relationships, making themes of inclusion and acceptance fundamental to its storytelling.
Secondary
Sex Education offers a profoundly positive and affirming portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters and themes. It features diverse queer identities with depth, agency, and dignity, exploring their journeys of self-acceptance, love, and navigating societal challenges. The narrative consistently validates queer experiences, making it a powerful example of supportive representation.
Sex Education offers a largely positive and affirming portrayal of transsexual and non-binary characters. Through characters like Cal Bowman and Layla, the show explores gender identity with dignity, complexity, and empathy, addressing challenges while consistently validating their experiences and promoting understanding and acceptance.
The show implicitly critiques the conservative sexual ethics often associated with traditional Christian teachings, portraying them as a source of shame, repression, and societal judgment that hinders healthy sexual development and open communication. The narrative consistently champions more progressive, inclusive, and consent-based approaches, framing traditional views as problematic.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Sex Education is an original series with no prior source material, historical figures, or legacy characters. All characters were created specifically for the show, meaning there are no pre-established genders to be swapped.
Sex Education is an original series with characters created specifically for the show. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous adaptation from which characters could have been race-swapped.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.2
8.2
Critic Ratings
9.3
7.8
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