Sex Education

Original work with no established source characters to swap.

Maeve is a strong, intelligent female lead, but male characters like Otis and Eric are richly developed and central rather than diminished.

• Maeve is portrayed as the smartest student and entrepreneurial force behind the clinic
• Otis remains a fully realized protagonist with his own arc

LGBTQ+ content is central and pervasive, with multiple gay, bisexual, lesbian, pansexual, and non-binary characters and storylines.

• Eric is an openly gay central character whose arc and relationships drive major storylines
• Adam's bisexual awakening and relationship with Eric
• Introduction of non-binary character Cal in later seasons
• Ola and Lily's relationship; numerous queer plotlines

Highly diverse ensemble cast across race, sexuality, ability, and body type, reflecting a deliberate inclusive casting approach in a contemporary setting where it fits naturally.

• Racially diverse student body
• Disabled and various body-type characters featured
• Wide range of sexual identities represented in the cast

The show frequently delivers progressive lessons about consent, sexuality, and acceptance, sometimes in an issue-of-the-week didactic manner.

• Storylines about sexual assault and the vagina-drawing solidarity scene
• Episodes structured around teaching consent, body positivity, and acceptance
• Cal's storyline used to explain non-binary identity

Critiques traditional masculinity via Adam's repressed father and bullying behaviors, though it also offers redemptive arcs for male characters.

• Headmaster Groff embodies emotionally repressed toxic masculinity as a flaw
• Adam's arc reframes his aggressive masculinity as repression

Original series with no source material.