Heartstopper is a British YA drama live-action series created by Alice Oseman, directed by Euros Lyn and produced by See-Saw Films. It is based on the YA graphic novel Heartstopper.[1] The television rights for the series were purchased by See-Saw Films in 2019 and Netflix acquired distribution rights in 2021.[2] Euros Lyn was enlisted as the director. Various pre-existing songs were used as the series' soundtrack, in addition to an original score by Adiescar Chase. The cinematography and colour grading were planned ahead to give the series a unique atmosphere, amplified by the use of traditional animation adapted from the source material.
Season 1 premiered on Netflix on April 22, 2022.
Heartstopper was originally launched as a web comic via Tumblr and Tapas before subsequently being published by Hachette Children’s Group. The television series is executive produced by Euros Lyn and See-Saw’s Patrick Walters, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Iain Canning and Emile Sherman with Zorana Piggott as producer.[3]
On May 20, 2022, Netflix announced that the series was renewed for a second and third season respectively.[4][5][6]
On October 2023, it was revealed that Andy Newbery would be taking the role of director from Euros Lyn in an unspecified number of episodes for this season.[7]
Synopsis[]
The story of two British teens, Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring, at an all-boys grammar school. Charlie, a high-strung, openly gay overthinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, one day are made to sit together in class. Their friendship quickly becomes something more for openly gay Charlie, but he initially does not believe he has a chance with Nick, but love works in surprising ways.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Kit Connor as Nick Nelson
- Joe Locke as Charlie Spring
- William Gao as Tao Xu
- Yasmin Finney as Elle Argent
- Tobie Donovan as Isaac Henderson
- Jenny Walser as Tori Spring
- Sebastian Croft as Ben Hope (Season 1-2)
- Corinna Brown as Tara Jones
- Kizzy Edgell as Darcy Olsson
- Cormac Hyde-Corrin as Harry Greene
- Rhea Norwood as Imogen Heaney
- Stephen Fry as the voice of Headmaster Barnes
- Fisayo Akinade as Mr. Ajayi
- Chetna Pandya as Coach Singh
- Olivia Colman as Sarah Nelson (Season 1-2)
- Leila Khan as Sahar Zahid (season 2–)[8]
- Bel Priestly as Naomi Russell (Recurring Season 2; Main Season 3)[9]
- Ash Self as Felix Britten (Recurring Season 2; Main Season 3)[9]
- Annette Badland as Ivy Olsson (Main Season 3)[10]
- Darragh Hand as Michael Holden (Main Season 3)[10]
Recurring[]
- Araloyin Oshunremi as Otis Smith
- Evan Ovenell as Christian McBride
- Georgina Rich as Jane Spring
- Joseph Balderrama as Julio Spring
- Momo Yeung as Yan Xu
- Alan Turkington as Mr. Lange
- Bradley Riches as James McEwan (Main season: 2; guest: season 1; recurring: season 3)[9]
- Thibault de Montalembert as Stéphane Fournier Nelson (season 2)[9]
- Jensen Clayden as Oliver Spring[11]
- Jonathan Bailey as Jack Maddox[10]
- Hayley Atwell as Aunt Diane[10]
- Eddie Marsan as Geoff[10]
- Echo as Nellie Nelson
Guest[]
- Rachael Stirling as Amanda Olsson (season 2)
- Jack Barton as David Nelson (Main: Season 2; Guest: Season 3)[9]
- Laura Hanna as Mariam Argent
- Habib Nasib Nader as Richard Argent
- Baby Queen as Prom Singer
- Euros Lyn as Security Guard
Production[]
Development[]
On 20 January 2021, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a series order. The live-action, half-hour series will be written by Alice Oseman and directed by Euros Lyn. The series will be exec produced by Lyn and See-Saw’s Patrick Walters, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Iain Canning and Emile Sherman with Zorana Piggott as producer.[3]
During production, the programme had working titles of Evergreen for its first season[12], Electric for its second season and Firework for its third season respectively.[13]
Casting[]
On April 22, 2021, it was announced that Kit Connor and Joe Locke had joined the series' main cast.[14] On April 26, 2021, William Gao, Yasmin Finney, Corinna Brown, Kizzy Edgell, Sebastian Croft, Cormac Hyde-Corrin, Tobie Donovan, Rhea Norwood were announced as the rest of the series' main cast.[15][16] On May 21, 2021, Jenny Walser had joined the series' main cast.[17]
On July 8, 2022, an open casting call for the character of Sahar Zahid was sent out.[18] In September 2022, it was announced that Leila Khan would play the role Sahar Zahid, and it was also confirmed that much of the main cast from Season 1 would return for the second season. Other roles announced included Jack Barton as David Nelson, Nick's older brother; Bradley Riches as Truham student James McEwan; and Nima Taleghani as schoolteacher Youssef Farouk.[19] On November 4, 2022, it was announced that Colman, Chetna Pandya, Fisayo Akinade, and Alan Turkington would reprise their roles in the second season, along with new casting including that of Bel Priestly and Ash Self as Elle's new friends Naomi and Felix, respectively, and Thibault de Montalembert as Nick's father Stéphane Fournier Nelson.[9]
On August 3rd, 2023, it was announced that Season 2 was the final season to feature Sebastian Croft, as Ben Hope, and his last appearance was in the season 2 finale "Perfect".[20]
On March 28, 2024, Olivia Colman announced that she would not be returning for Season 3 due to a scheduling conflict and felt awful about it.[21]
On April 22, 2024, it was announced that Jonathan Bailey will appear in Season 3 as Charlie's Instagram-famous crush.[22]
On August 27, 2024, it was announced that Hayley Atwell will play Nick's aunt, Diane, and Eddie Marsan will portray Geoff, Charlie's wise and straight-talking therapist. In addition, Michael Holden will be portrayed by Darragh Hand.[23] Also on this day, Oseman shared that in the event Netflix renews Heartstopper for another season after season 3, the series would then come to an end. Oseman further revealed that they have already laid out a plan that consists of them drawing Volume 6 while also beginning to write scripts for Season 4 before even getting an official renewal from Netflix, ensuring they get a jump on the writing process and have plenty of time to create without having to rush.[24]
Filming[]
Shooting started from Spring 2021 near London to June 23, 2021. The series is set in the South East of England.[25] On February 1, 2021, Alice reply to a Twitter user that the series will have time skips, but it will take place while the characters are at school and will end when Nick leaves high school to go to university.[26] On June 15, 2021, Sebastian Croft announced that he wrapped filming his scenes.[27] June 16, 2021, Tobie Donovan and Yasmin Finney announced that they also wrapped filming.[28][29] On June 17, Kizzy Edgell and Corinna Brown announced that wrapped filming.[30][31] On June 18, Alice announced that Cormac Hyde-Corrin and Jenny Walser were the first to wrap their scenes.[32] One the same day Rhea Norwood announced that she wrapped filming.[33] On June 24, it was announced that Season 1 wrapped filming.[34]
The second season filmed in September 2022 at Twickenham Studios, London, and finished in early December the same year.[35][36]
On October 2023, it was revealed that Andy Newbery would be taking the role of director from Euros Lyn in an unspecified number of episodes for this season.[37]
On May 6 2024, on a Patreon post, Alice mentions that they filmed Season 3 from October to December and that they've been editing the show since January and are currently colour grading, sound mixing and creating all the animation and score.[38]
On August 29, 2024, it was stated that “the second half of the season is [all] about sex”. Moreover, Locke went onto say “how he was also keen to tackle some darker themes [this season]; including Charlie’s struggles with an eating disorder and self-harm stemming from the horrific bullying he faced at school”. In addition, Locke stated that after two seasons, he savoured the opportunity to dig deeper into Charlie’s “dark places,” and trust that he could find his way back...[39]
Trivia[]
- The series will be written by Oseman, who previously published YA novels.[3]
- Heartstopper is being directed by Euros Lyn.[3]
- The series is being casted by Daniel Edwards with Lucy Allen, Catherine Garlick and Tom Payne.
- On January 20, 2021, Daniel Edwards announced that he was casting the series, but website crashed immediately due to overcapacity.[40][41]
- On January 21, 2021, Alice announced on Twitter that people can also apply for the role of Tori, Harry, or Ben and that they are already far into the casting process with Nick and Tara.[42]
- On January 25, 2021, Daniel Edwards shared a casting alert for Elle Argent on Twitter to reach as many Trans girls of colour and her role is the only role they are accepting applies for outside the UK.[43]
- 10,000 people took part in auditioning for the characters part.[15]
- On January 21, 2020, Netflix announced that the series will be released spring 2022.[44]
- On March 16, 2021, Netflix released a teaser and the release date.[45]
- On May 2, 2022, Kit and Joe were asked what they hoped could happened in this season (prior to the renewal announcement a few weeks later), Joe pointed out that volume three and four of the graphic novels, and how Charlie develops an eating disorder and his mental health takes a turn for the worse. So he's interested in seeing how they tackle it.[46]
- On May 20, 2022, it was also confirmed that Alice Oseman will return as a writer for Seasons 2 and 3. However, their exact episode orders are still to be determined.[47]
- The opening scene of Out, the second season premiere was released, and subsequently, the episode titles for the season were released on June 18, 2023[48]
- A trailer for the new season was released on July 25, 2023.[49]
- On June 30, 2022 (the last day of Pride Month), it was announced that Kit, Joe, Yaz and William were going to be guests on the July 1st, 2022 episode of Celebrity Gogglebox on Channel 4 at 9PM in the UK.[50]
- On July 18, 2023, Kit Connor revealed that in between seasons, he spent quite a lot of time at the gym bulking up to look more like how Nick is drawn in the graphic novels by Alice Oseman.[51]
- On October 10, 2024 Oseman went onto say that the focus is on maintaining the magic of Heartstopper in page-turning form. They are “very much at the beginning” of creating Volume 6, which would inspire any upcoming Heartstopper TV content, meaning that neither book nor TV adaptation will “be out for quite a while yet.”[52]
- On November 21, 2024,Connor when asked about a fourth season, he stated that he hadn't heard anything, and is currently busy with promoting other projects such as Alex Garland's A24 thriller Warfare.[53]
Episodes[]
| Season | Episodes | First Aired | Premiere Episode | Finale Episode | Last Aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8[54] | April 22, 2022 | Meet | Boyfriend | April 22, 2022[54] |
| Season 2[55] | 8 | August 3, 2023 | Out | Perfect | August 3, 2023 |
| Season 3[55] | 8 | October 3, 2024 | Love[56] | Apart | October 3, 2024[57] |
Multimedia[]
Images[]
Videos[]
External Links[]
Watch Hearstopper on Netflix- Heartstopper (TV Series) at the Internet Movie Database
- Follow Heartstopper (TV Series) (@heartstoppertv) on Instagram
- Heartstopper on Wikipedia
- Listen to Hearstopper [Soundtrack From The Netflix Series] on Spotify
- Listen to Hearstopper: Season 2 [Soundtrack From The Netflix Series] on Spotify
- Listen to Heartstopper: Nick & Charlie playlist on Spotify
- Listen to Heartstopper: Elle & Tao playlist on Spotify
- Listen to Heartstopper: Tara & Darcy playlist on Spotify
- Listen to Heartstopper: The Official Podcast on Spotify
Listen to
References[]
- ↑ Netflix UK Commissions 'Heartstopper,' a New 8-Part Live Action Series From See-Saw Films
- ↑ ‘Heartstopper’ Producer See-Saw Films Appoints Investment Bank To Explore Options - Deadline
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Netflix Lands Adaptation Of YA Graphic Novel ‘Heartstopper’; ‘Doctor Who’s Euros Lyn To Direct See-Saw-Produced Series
- ↑ ‘Heartstopper’ Season 2 Will Say "Hi" to More Queer Joy
- ↑ ‘Heartstopper’ Renewed for Two More Seasons at Netflix
- ↑ Heartstopper has been renewed for TWO MORE SEASONS!
- ↑ Netflix confirms Heartstopper season 3 has entered production - Radio Times
- ↑ Heartstopper reveals casting call for season 2 role on Netflix - Digital Spy
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 ‘Heartstopper’ Season 2 Says ‘Hi’ to New Cast Members - TUDUM
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 ‘Heartstopper’ Adds Jonathan Bailey, Hayley Atwell and Eddie Marsan to Season 3 Cast - Variety
- ↑ ‘Heartstopper’ Season 3 First Look Photos Tease ‘Joys and Challenges’ For Show’s Couples - Deadline
- ↑ HEARTSTOPPER Outtakes & Bloopers 🍂 - Netflix
- ↑ Heartstopper: Season 2 | Behind The Scenes in Paris - YouTube
- ↑ Introducing Kit Connor and Joe Locke as Heartstopper's Nick and Charlie!!
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Netflix Rounds Out Cast For ‘Heartstopper’ With The Addition Of ‘What If?’ Star Yasmin Finney & Seven Others
- ↑ INTRODUCING THE HEARTSTOPPER CAST
- ↑ I am SO excited to introduce Jenny Walser, who will be playing Tori Spring in Netflix/See-Saw’s Heartstopper!
- ↑ Dedwards Casting July 8, 2022 Tweet - Twitter
- ↑ ‘Heartstopper’ Season Two Sets New Cast & Enters Production - Deadline
- ↑ Ben Won’t Be Back for ‘Heartstopper’ Season 3 - TUDUM
- ↑ Olivia Colman Won’t Return for ‘Heartstopper’ Season 3 Due to Scheduling Conflict: ‘I Feel Awful About That’ - Variety
- ↑ April 22, 2024 X Tweet - X
- ↑ Heartstopper Season 3: Here’s Everything to Know About the Next Chapter - Tudum
- ↑ Heartstopper creator Alice Oseman says potential season 4 would be the last - Netflix Life
- ↑ Casting Five Leads
- ↑ Alice answering fans questions
- ↑ And just like that, that’s a wrap (Sebastian Croft)
- ↑ Bye Isaac, you have completely changed my life and I love you so much! (Tobie Donovan)
- ↑ So I just wrapped (Yasmin Finney)
- ↑ i luv you heartstopper! forever and ever! (Kizzy Edgell)
- ↑ And with that, the best experience of my life is over (Corinna Brown)
- ↑ and Jenny and Cormac wrapped a few weeks ago! (Alice Oseman)
- ↑ I’ve wrapped on this beautiful project with the loveliest people (Rhea Norwood)
- ↑ That’s a wrap on Heartstopper Season One!!! (Alice Oseman)
- ↑ ‘Heartstopper’ Season 2 Eying September 2022 Filming Start - What's On Netflix
- ↑ 'Heartstopper' Season 2 Officially Wraps Filming - Collider
- ↑ Netflix confirms Heartstopper season 3 has entered production - Radio Times
- ↑ A little update from me - Alice Oseman's post on Patreon
- ↑ Heartstopper’s Joe Locke teases sex scenes in new season - Q News
- ↑ Casting Announcement
- ↑ Website Crashed Announcement
- ↑ Just wanted to quickly add that you are very welcome to apply if you wanted to be Tori, Harry, or Ben
- ↑ Please take a read & retweet so we can reach as many Trans girls of colour who might just love to audition for the wonderful role Elle
- ↑ Here's everything we know about Netflix and @see_saw_films adaptation of @AliceOseman's Heartstopper
- ↑ Get ready to fall in love. At long last you can finally watch the teaser trailer for Heartstopper, an eight chapter story, premiering.... April 22!!!
- ↑ Heartstopper stars Kit Connor, Joe Locke talk chemistry reads and potential season 2 - EW
- ↑ ‘Heartstopper’ Renewed For Seasons 2 & 3 By Netflix - Deadline
- ↑ Watch the opening scene of ‘Heartstopper’ season two - NME
- ↑ ‘Heartstopper’ Season 2 Trailer Shows Charlie and Nick Taking Their Love Story to Paris - Variety
- ↑ Scottygb June 30 2022 Tweet - Twitter
- ↑ Kit Connor Wasn’t Ready The star of Netflix’s teen rom-com Heartstopper was forced to come out by fans. He’s not letting them get to him anymore. - Vulture
- ↑ What Comes Next for Heartstopper? Alice Oseman Discusses the Show’s Future - TUDUM
- ↑ Kit Connor says he's not sure Heartstopper will come back for season 4 - Out
- ↑ 54.0 54.1 Netflix Lands Adaptation Of YA Graphic Novel ‘Heartstopper’; ‘Doctor Who’s Euros Lyn To Direct See-Saw-Produced Series
- ↑ 55.0 55.1 ‘Heartstopper’ Renewed For Seasons 2 & 3 Netflix - Deadline
- ↑ Heartstopper Season 3. Episode 1. Love. - Netflix's post on X
- ↑ Heartstopper Season 3 is coming THIS OCTOBER. Cue the leaves - Netflix's post on X