"Sex Education" Star Ncuti Gatwa Says The Cast Has "Outgrown" The Show, And It Wasn't Always "Joyful" To Make

    "When you're telling stories that haven't been seen before, there's always a battle as to how to tell them."

    Larry Fitzmaurice
    by Larry Fitzmaurice

    BuzzFeed Staff

    You know Ncuti Gatwa from the hit Netflix show Sex Education.

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    And you probably already know that the beloved show is ending with its forthcoming Season 4.

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    According to Ncuti, that might not be such a bad thing in the end.

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    During a recent interview with Rolling Stone UK, Ncuti said that making Sex Education was "very hard" because "it was such a big show."

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    "When you're telling stories that haven't been seen before, there's always a battle as to how to tell them," he explained. "It wasn't always joyous."

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    "I feel like we've outgrown it and we've given everything we can to it."

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    Fair enough! The final season of Sex Education hasn't revealed an air date yet, but we'll let you know when that happens.