Eric’s interpreter in the Netflix teen comedy, also busy on the set of Doctor Who, could leave the series very soon.
Let’s get ready to say goodbye to Eric Effiong, one of the most beloved characters of Sex Education. An Instagram post by Dear friendback on the set of the teen comedy of Netflix, leaves little doubt: he is about to say goodbye to the series that launched his career, now in constant ascent. The actor, on the other hand, is very busy with the filming of Doctor Who since, starting from season 15, he will play the prestigious role of the famous Doctor of the title.
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“Last day. Last time. Hi friends, thanks for all the lessons and all the strength,” Gatwa wrote on Instagram, posting a photo from his trailer. Her costar Aimee-Lou Wood commented on the post writing, “My heart hurts a lot.” Previously, the actor had assured that he would return in the fourth season of Sex Education. At this point, however, we don’t know for how long. He may be busy playing the bubbly Eric, the friend of the protagonist Otis (Asa Butterfield), in fewer episodes than expected.
The other goodbyes in the cast of Sex Education and the plot of the new episodes
It must be said that Sex Education is preparing for a fourth season that will put things back into play. According to synopsis broadcast by Netflix:
In the fourth season of the popular series, after the closure of Moordale Secondary, Otis (Asa Butterfield) and Eric (Ncuti Gatwa) now face a new frontier: their first day at Cavendish Sixth Form College. Otis is nervous about opening his new sex clinic, while Eric hopes they won’t be considered the usual losers again. But Cavendish is a culture shock to all students at Moordale: they thought they were progressives, but this new college is another level.
Many confirmations in the cast as Asa Butterfield (Otis), Gillian Anderson (Jean), Dear friend (Eric), Aimee-Lou Wood (Aimee), Emma Mackey (Maeve), Connor Swindells (Adam), Kedar Williams-Stirling (Jackson), Mimi Keene (Ruby), George Robinson (Isaac), God bless you (Vivienne), Dua Saleh (Cal), Alistair Petrie (Preside Groff) e Samantha Spiro (Maureen Groff). As we already knew, instead there will be Simone Ashley, Patricia Allison, Tanya Reynolds and Rakhee Thakrar.
A exit date of new episodes has not yet been announced by Netflix, but will likely return to the platform by the end of 2023.
