Emma Mackey is saying goodbye to Sex Education and her popular character Maeve Wiley after season four. Mackey announced the news after winning the Rising Star award at the 2023 BAFTA Awards.
When Radio Times asked if she would be starring in a potential fifth season of the hit Netflix series, she replied: “Season 5?
I’ve just finished the fourth one last week! “No, I don’t think I’ll be in season 5. I’ve said goodbye to Maeve.” Mackey’s recent admission comes a few months after she opened up to the aforementioned publication about filming the forthcoming season. “It feels very familiar.
And it’s a bit more sporadic because we have more characters. So there’s… I’m not in it as consistently,” she revealed. “But we’re in the middle of filming now, and I’m excited to be back.