Sex Education on Netflix - Watch It

Netflix has a phenomenal hit with 2 seasons of "Sex Education."  Created & written by Laurie Nunn, there's more to this comedy/drama about sexual awakenings in teens.  The series centers on an awkward 16 year old, Otis (Asa Butterfield) as he maneuvers amongst the growing social pressures of his peers.  Otis is not alone on the lower rungs of high school notoriety.  Erick (Mcuti Gatwa) his gay, childhood friend is alongside biking to & from school while figuring how best to fit in amongst friends & foes.  Otis' mother  Jean (Gillian Anderson) is a sex therapist who grossly oversteps parental boundaries.  Maeve (Emma Mackey) is the supercool, unattainable loner, way out of Otis' league.  Maeve seeks out Otis to set up a lucrative partnership wherein he offers sexual counsel to classmates while she manages the books.  Maeve intuits Otis may have gleaned wisdom having a professional sex therapist for a mother.  Otis finds he not only likes giving advice to classmates, he seems to be esteemed for his counsel.  This vastly exceptional series finds an intelligent balance between serious & jocular considerations of sexual taboos & teens' fears of being abnormal or left out.  Hyper crazed sexual obsessions are buoyed by unexpected friendships, star-crossed lovers, and family dynamics that are atypical or typically overlooked.  Numerous race, ethnicity & sexual orientations are so prevalent as to be rendered non-discriminatory.  Serious topics of bullying, drug addiction, physical & sexual abuse and suicide all measure in with sensitivity and wit. "Sex Education" may come off as ribald but it has the balls to address teen angst head-on.  The acting by the entire cast goes straight to the head of the class.  Special mention much be given its 3 leads Otis, Erick and Maeve and fellow students Jackson (Kedar Williams-Sterling), Aimee (Aimee Lou Wood) and Adam (Connor Swindells).  The friendship between Otis and Erick and blossoming affection between Otis and Maeve are wonderful to behold.  Maeve's character is multi-dimensional and profoundly moving. "Sex Education" is a safe place to embrace sexuality with an open mind and a pounding heart.  To thine own self be true - truly, this is one of the finest series to have come along in a lifetime.