Heartstopper (TV Series)

**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*. 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.

On May 20, 2022, Netflix announced that the series was renewed for a second and third season respectively.

## Synopsis

*Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. When gentle Charlie and rugby-loving Nick meet at secondary school, they quickly discover that their unlikely friendship is blossoming into an unexpected romance. Charlie, Nick and their circle of friends must navigate the ever-relatable journey of self discovery and acceptance, supporting each other as they learn to find their most authentic selves*.

## 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

### 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
* Leila Khan as Sahar Zahid
* Bradley Riches as James McEwan
* Jack Barton as David Nelson
* Bel Priestly as Naomi
* Ash Self as Felix
* Thibault de Montalembert as Stéphane Fournier Nelson

### Guest

* Rachael Stirling as Amanda Olsson
* 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.

### Casting

On April 22, 2021, it was announced that Kit Connor and Joe Locke had joined the series' main cast. 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. On May 21, 2021, Jenny Walser had joined the series' main cast.

On July 8, 2022, an open casting call for the character of Sahar Zahid was sent out. 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 Mr. Farouk. 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 Stephane.

### Filming

Shooting started from Spring 2021 near London to June 23, 2021. The series is set in the South East of England. 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. On June 15, 2021, Sebastian Croft announced that he wrapped filming his scenes. June 16, 2021, Tobie Donovan and Yasmin Finney announced that they also wrapped filming. On June 17, Kizzy Edgell and Corinna Brown announced that wrapped filming. On June 18, Alice announced that Cormac Hyde-Corrin and Jenny Walser were the first to wrap their scenes. One the same day Rhea Norwood announced that she wrapped filming. On June 24, it was announced that Season 1 wrapped filming.

The second season began filming in September 2022 at Twickenham Studios, London, and finished in early December the same year.

## Trivia

* The series will be written by Oseman, who previously published YA novels.
* *Heartstopper* is being directed by Euros Lyn.
* 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.
	+ 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.
* 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.
* 10,000 people took part in auditioning for the characters part.
* On January 21, 2020, Netflix announced that the series will be released spring 2022.
* On March 16, 2021, Netflix released a teaser and the release date.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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
* A trailer for the new season was released on July 25, 2023.
* 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.
* 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.

## Multimedia

### Images

* Posters
* Promotional Images
* Character Portraits

Season 1 Poster

### Videos

Heartstopper - Official Trailer - NetflixHeartstopper - Official Teaser - NetflixHeartstopper's Kit Connor reacts to "amazing" season 2 & 3 newsHeartstopper Season 2 Is Officially In Production 🍂 - NetflixThe Heartstopper Cast At Pride in London 🍂🌈 - NetflixTraining Movie Star KIT CONNOR For His Next FilmHeartstopper- Season 2 - Official Teaser - NetflixThe First Scene of Heartstopper Season 2 - Exclusive Clip - NetflixHeartstopper- Season 2 - Date Announcement - NetflixHeartstopper- Season 2 - Official Trailer - NetflixHeartstopper's Joe Locke and Kit Connor Swap Characters - Role Reversal - NetflixThe Heartstopper Cast Reveal Things You Didn’t Know About Them - Cosmopolitan UKThe Heartstopper Cast Answer Your Fan Questions - NetflixInside Heartstopper Star Kit Connor’s Backpack - In The BagHeartstopper's Yasmin Finney Responds to Sweet and Thirsty Reddit Comments - NetflixBaby Queen on ‘Quarter Life Crisis’, The 1975 and Heartstopper Season Two
## 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

## References

1. ↑ Netflix UK Commissions 'Heartstopper,' a New 8-Part Live Action Series From See-Saw Films
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Netflix Lands Adaptation Of YA Graphic Novel ‘Heartstopper’; ‘Doctor Who’s Euros Lyn To Direct See-Saw-Produced Series
3. ↑ ‘Heartstopper’ Season 2 Will Say "Hi" to More Queer Joy
4. ↑ ‘Heartstopper’ Renewed for Two More Seasons at Netflix
5. ↑ Heartstopper has been renewed for TWO MORE SEASONS!
6. ↑ Heartstopper reveals casting call for season 2 role on Netflix - Digital Spy
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 ‘Heartstopper’ Season 2 Says ‘Hi’ to New Cast Members - TUDUM
8. ↑ Introducing Kit Connor and Joe Locke as Heartstopper's Nick and Charlie!!
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Netflix Rounds Out Cast For ‘Heartstopper’ With The Addition Of ‘What If?’ Star Yasmin Finney & Seven Others
10. ↑ INTRODUCING THE HEARTSTOPPER CAST
11. ↑ I am SO excited to introduce Jenny Walser, who will be playing Tori Spring in Netflix/See-Saw’s Heartstopper!
12. ↑ Dedwards Casting July 8, 2022 Tweet - Twitter
13. ↑ ‘Heartstopper’ Season Two Sets New Cast & Enters Production - Deadline
14. ↑ Casting Five Leads
15. ↑ Alice answering fans questions
16. ↑ And just like that, that’s a wrap (Sebastian Croft)
17. ↑ Bye Isaac, you have completely changed my life and I love you so much! (Tobie Donovan)
18. ↑ So I just wrapped (Yasmin Finney)
19. ↑ i luv you heartstopper! forever and ever! (Kizzy Edgell)
20. ↑ And with that, the best experience of my life is over (Corinna Brown)
21. ↑ and Jenny and Cormac wrapped a few weeks ago! (Alice Oseman)
22. ↑ I’ve wrapped on this beautiful project with the loveliest people (Rhea Norwood)
23. ↑ That’s a wrap on Heartstopper Season One!!! (Alice Oseman)
24. ↑ ‘Heartstopper’ Season 2 Eying September 2022 Filming Start - What's On Netflix
25. ↑ 'Heartstopper' Season 2 Officially Wraps Filming - Collider
26. ↑ Casting Announcement
27. ↑ Website Crashed Announcement
28. ↑ Just wanted to quickly add that you are very welcome to apply if you wanted to be Tori, Harry, or Ben
29. ↑ 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
30. ↑ Here's everything we know about Netflix and @see\_saw\_films adaptation of @AliceOseman's Heartstopper
31. ↑ 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!!!
32. ↑ Heartstopper stars Kit Connor, Joe Locke talk chemistry reads and potential season 2 - EW
33. ↑ ‘Heartstopper’ Renewed For Seasons 2 & 3 By Netflix - Deadline
34. ↑ Watch the opening scene of ‘Heartstopper’ season two - NME
35. ↑ ‘Heartstopper’ Season 2 Trailer Shows Charlie and Nick Taking Their Love Story to Paris - Variety
36. ↑ Scottygb June 30 2022 Tweet - Twitter
37. ↑ 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
38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 Netflix Lands Adaptation Of YA Graphic Novel ‘Heartstopper’; ‘Doctor Who’s Euros Lyn To Direct See-Saw-Produced Series
39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 ‘Heartstopper’ Renewed For Seasons 2 & 3 Netflix - Deadline