Netflix is returning to Sex Education. The streaming service has renewed the comedy-drama starring Gillian Anderson and Asa Butterfield for an eight episode second season. Production on season two is set to get underway in the UK this spring. Netflix UK has released the trailer and key art for their new comedy-drama series Sex Education, starring Asa Butterfield and Gillian Anderson, which is set premiere on Friday January 11th. Netflix UK's new comedy-drama series Sex Education, starring Asa Butterfield and Gillian Anderson, will premiere on Friday January 11th, it has been announced.