{"id":7379,"date":"2021-11-18T12:27:27","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T11:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1513839"},"modified":"2021-11-18T12:38:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T11:38:08","slug":"sex-education-teases-new-season-4-characters-in-casting-call-for-trans-actors","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/sex-education-teases-new-season-4-characters-in-casting-call-for-trans-actors\/","title":{"rendered":"Sex Education teases new season 4 characters in casting call for trans actors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 18 November 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Sex Education will see two transgender actors join the show for season four, a casting call has revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The hit <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming\/netflix\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a> comedy-drama took to Twitter to advertise two new roles ahead of filming for the new season, with the show\u2019s writer Krishna Istha writing: \u201cCASTING CALL for two new trans characters in SEX EDUCATION Season 4. Trans actors get on it!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">CASTING CALL for two new trans characters in SEX EDUCATION Season 4 <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/NetflixUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@NetflixUK<\/a> ???? Trans actors get on it!!! ???????????????????? Pls share with pals too! <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/QUQ9tTms8Y&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/QUQ9tTms8Y<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Krishna Istha (@KrishnaIstha) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/KrishnaIstha\/status\/1461111137802416129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">November 17, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>According to the casting call brief, the new characters include Abbi, a young trans woman \u201cwith a \u201990s Winona Ryder vibe\u201d who is \u201cthe queen bee of her college\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The descriptions adds that Abbi now lives with her boyfriend Kent and his family after being kicked out by her conservative parents when she came out as a trans woman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbbi used to be religious, but had to move away from her faith when it started to damage her sense of self,\u201d it continues. \u201cShe still considers herself \u2018spiritual\u2019 and attends a secular and inclusive congregation which celebrates community and chosen family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The second role advertised is that of Kent, Abbi\u2019s trans-masculine boyfriend who is \u201cgoofy, forgetful and a great listener\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re the ultimate power couple \u2013 they\u2019ve been together for a while and are the epitome of \u2018couple goals\u2019, everyone loves them,\u201d the description adds. \u201cKent isn\u2019t as sure about being one of the popular kids as Abbi, but he knows himself and feels quietly confident about his final year at college.\u201d<\/p> <p>The casting call also reveals that production on the new season is scheduled to begin in April next year and expected to end in November, which means we\u2019re unlikely to see Otis and the gang until at least 2023.<\/p>\n<p>As for the future of Moordale, the character descriptions mention that both Abbi and Kent are students at a college, possibly hinting that this could be the academic institution that the Moordale teens join in order to continue their studies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sex Education is available to stream on Netflix.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Check out our guide to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/what-to-watch-tv\/best-tv-shows-netflix\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">best series on Netflix<\/a>\u00a0or the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/what-to-watch\/netflix-best-movies\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">best movies on Netflix<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;template-article__advert&quot;\"\/><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lauren Morris Published: Thursday, 18 November 2021 at 12:00 am Sex Education will see two transgender actors join the show for season four, a casting call has revealed. 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