will ncuti gatwa be in season 4?
A Sex Education star has been left feeling sad by the departure of a main cast member.
Netflix’s hit comedy-drama recently completed filming its fourth season.
Things will look a little different than usual as some of the main characters, including Otis (Asa Butterfield) and Eric (Ncuti Gatwa), will be moving to a new college.
This means that many supporting characters will not be a part of the new series. However, at the end of season four, one of the main characters will also be leaving the show.
Gatwa, alongside a photo of his character’s name, wrote on Instagram earlier this week: “Last day. Last time. Bye bubs, thank you for all the lessons and for all the strength.”
His departure is perhaps less surprising considering he was announced as the new lead star of Doctor Who in 2021. Following Russell T Davies’ anniversary episodes, in which David Tennant and Catherine Tate will return, Gatwa will lead a new series.
Gatwa will also appear in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie film alongside Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.
But Sex Education without Eric will not be the same show – and his co-star Aimee Lou Wood, who plays Amy, agrees.
“My heart hurts badly,” she wrote in response to Gatwa’s Instagram post.
Doreene Blackstock, who plays Eric’s mum in the show, replied: “Playing Your Mother, watching you grow over the years, going from strength to strength King, has been delightful and a privilege. We’ve shared many a laugh and Eric Effiong tears. It’s been a JOY.”
The fourth season has not been confirmed to be the final outing, with many believing a yet-to-be confirmed fifth run will mark the show’s end.
Emma Mackey will be reprising the role of Maeve in the new series, which will also bring back Gillian Anderson as Otis’s therapist mum, Jean.
But Tanya Reynolds (Lily) and Patricia Allison (Ola) won’t be present.
Simone Ashley (Olivia) and Rakhee Thakrar, who played the teacher Emily Sands, also won’t be in the new season.
Actor Ncuti Gatwa, who plays the beloved Eric Effiong on the hit coming-of-age comedy series from Netflix, has announced that season four will be his last on the show.
10 February 2023, 12:08
"Last day. Last time. Bye bubs, thank you for all the lessons and for all the strength."
Sad news, Moordale besties: Ncuti Gatwa has confirmed he will be stepping away from Sex Education at the end of season 4.
Since stealing the show as Eric Effiong in the Netflix series, Ncuti's star has shot to international levels of fame. So much so that he's now set to appear in one of the biggest and most anticipated movies of 2023 (Greta Gerwig's Barbie, hello!), and he's set to take on the coveted and iconic role of the Doctor in Doctor Who.
With Ncuti being booked and busy, it shouldn't come as a surprise that he will now be leaving Sex Education. Here's how he shared the news with fans on social media.
Sharing the bittersweet news on Instagram, Ncuti shared a photo of his trailer from the set of Sex Education season 4, on his last day of filming. In the caption, he wrote: "Last day. Last time. Bye bubs, thank you for all the lessons and for all the strength."
Of course, fans in the comments were devastated to hear that the iconic Eric would be leaving and not coming back for a potential fifth season. A few of his fellow cast members also shared their messages in the comments, too.
Aimee Lou Wood, who plays Aimee Gibbs in the show, wrote: "My heart hurts badly".
Doreene Blackstock, who plays Eric's mum Mrs. Effiong, also shared an adorably sweet message to her on-screen son: "Playing Your Mother, watching you grow over the years, going from strength to strength King, has been delightful and a privilege. We’ve shared many a laugh and Eric Effiong tears. It’s been a JOY ❤️"
Based on Ncuti's Instagram post, Eric will be back in business in Sex Education season 4, but won't be returning should the show return for a fifth season. (Sex Education season 5 has not been officially confirmed by Netflix or any cast members just yet. Season 4 has also not been announced as the final season either.)
Season 4 doesn't have a release date just yet, but seeing as the cast are starting to wrap filming, it's likely that it could be released at some point in the second half of 2023.
Ncuti is also not the only Sex Education cast member to be leaving the show. Simone Ashley (Olivia), Patricia Allison (Ola) and Tanya Reynolds (Lily) will not be back in season 4 at all.
