Emma Mackey won’t be returning for ‘Sex Education’ Season 5

After picking up the Rising Star Award at Sunday night’s BAFTA Awards, Sex Education star Emma Mackey said she won’t be returning for the show’s fifth season.ackey was speaking to the press backstage at the BAFTAs when she was asked if she’d be returning as surly teen Maeve Wiley on the acclaimed Netflix series.”Season 5? I’ve just finished the fourth one last week!” Mackey told the Radio Times. “No I don’t think I’ll be in season 5. I’ve said goodbye to Maeve.”

Mackey’s character, Maeve, was one of the central characters on the popular Netflix show. However, series four reportedly sees the character take a step back.She went on to win the BAFTA Rising Star award, being nominated for her portrayal of Emily Brontë in Emily and appearance in Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile.