Sex Education Star Aimee Lou Wood Announces New Rom-Com Release Date And A Game-Changing Career Move

Here for a tender, funny, film-nerd romance with a very British heart? Aimee Lou Wood has written herself one. Yes, the Sex Education standout is making her screenwriting debut and starring in Film Club, a new romantic comedy-drama that is landing very soon.

When and where to watch

BBC Three launches Film Club on Tuesday 7 October at 10pm. If you are allergic to waiting, the BBC is dropping the whole thing on iPlayer that morning from 6am. Binge at sunrise, or do it old-school at 10pm. Your call.

The setup

Wood plays Evie, who has not left the house in six months after what she calls a 'wobble' — read: a serious rough patch. Her bright spot is a DIY film club that meets in her mum's garage, which the gang kits out to match whatever movie they are watching. It is charming, a little scrappy, and very much their thing.

Then Noa (Nabhaan Rizwan), Evie’s best friend and fellow cinephile, drops big news: he has landed a dream job on the far side of the country. For the first time, the two of them have to face the obvious — maybe they are not just friends after all. Classic 'right person, wrong timing' energy, with a projector humming in the background.

Trailer alert

The BBC has released the first trailer, and it leans into the club’s tactile, handmade vibe — that garage makeover detail is the show’s secret sauce — while giving us a proper feel for Evie and Noa’s long-running shorthand. If you needed proof this is more warm hug than snark-fest, it is all in there.

Who is in it

• Aimee Lou Wood as Evie (also the show’s creator and first-time screenwriter)
• Nabhaan Rizwan as Noa
• Suranne Jones in a key role
• Emmy winner Owen Cooper, fresh off Netflix’s Adolescence
• Arian Nik (Daddy Issues) as Kam
• Fola Evans-Akingbola (The Night Agent) as Samantha
• Ralph Davis — Wood’s co-creator — as Dominic, the club’s newest member
• Lisa McGrillis (Rivals) as Steph, who is friends with (and lives near) Suz

Creator speak

Wood has been trying to make something with co-creator Ralph Davis for a decade, and you can feel that built-in chemistry in the premise. Her words:

"When Ralph and I met a decade ago we knew pretty much instantly that we wanted to create something together and this feels deeply organic and idiosyncratic and right. Jamie at Gaumont has been the most incredible collaborator and the BBC is the perfect home. Three of the most essential things to me have always been writing stories, watching films and acting so the fact I get to write a story ABOUT watching films AND act in it is beyond joyful."

Bottom line

Film Club looks like a cozy, slightly eccentric hangout show with an achy center — the kind that sneaks up on you. Episodes hit BBC iPlayer from 6am on Tuesday 7 October, with the BBC Three broadcast at 10pm that night. Set your alarms, or at least your watchlist.