Season 1

The **first season** of *Heartstopper* was announced January 20, 2021 as an adaptation of the YA graphic novel **Heartstopper** by Alice Oseman as an eight-episode series. It was released on Netflix on April 22, 2022.

## Synopsis

Teens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love in this coming-of-age series.

## Cast

### Main cast

* Kit Connor as Nick Nelson (8/8)
* Joe Locke as Charlie Spring (8/8)
* William Gao as Tao Xu (8/8)
* Yasmin Finney as Elle Argent (8/8)
* Tobie Donovan as Isaac Henderson (6/8)
* Jenny Walser as Tori Spring (6/8)
* Sebastian Croft as Ben Hope (5/8)
* Corinna Brown as Tara Jones (5/8)
* Kizzy Edgell as Darcy Olsson (5/8)
* Cormac Hyde-Corrin as Harry Greene (7/8)
* Rhea Norwood as Imogen Heaney (6/8)
* Stephen Fry as the voice of Headmaster Barnes (2/8)
* Fisayo Akinade as Mr. Ajayi (4/8)
* Chetna Pandya as Coach Singh (3/8)
* Olivia Colman as Sarah Nelson (6/8)

### Recurring

* Araloyin Oshunremi as Otis Smith (6/8)
* Evan Ovenell as Christian McBride (6/8)
* Georgina Rich as Jane Spring (2/8)
* Joseph Balderrama as Julio Spring (2/8)
* Momo Yeung as Yan Xu (2/8)
* Alan Turkington as Mr. Lange (2/8)
* Ashwin Viswanath as Sai Verma (4/8)

## Production

### 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.

In regards to the cast of Olivia Colman as Nick's mom, Patrick said how 'It was always the dream,' admittedly, they thought it'd be unlikely that Coleman would say yes. But in the end, Olivia squeezed in two days to film with Kit. Which culminated in 'their scene when hes coming out to her in the rehearsal she was just looking at Kit and his performance was so moving she just burst into tears and forgot her lines. It was a kind of amazing dream,' said Patrick. 'In being there with her on those days, she seemed to really respond to Kit and what he was doing in those scenes and to feel like the open communication between a mother and a son of that age, she said that was really lovely and nice to play.'

### Filming

Shooting starts from Spring 2021 near London. 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. On 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. On the same day Rhea Norwood announced that she wrapped filming. On June 23, it was announced that they wrapped the season filming.

On April 25, 2022, Alice also mentioned that if they get a second season they'll be moving into volume three of the Heartstopper web-comic. Which will hopefully allow them to dive deeper into darker themes like mental health. As well, as touching on the teacher romance between Mr. Ajayi who is already a character in the show and Mr. Farouk.

## Trivia

* The series will be written by Oseman, who previously published YA novels.
* *Heartstopper* is being directed by Euros Lyn.
* In Tobie Donovan's vlogs, he revealed that all of the social media posts by the characters were done on its on "*Social Media Day*".
* 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.
	+ Over 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 April 19, 2022, it was revealed that the official trailer had reached 2 million views on YouTube.

## Gallery

### Images

* Promotional Images
* Profile Icons
* Behind the Scenes

Charlie SpringNick NelsonTao XuElle ArgentTara JonesDarcy OlssonIsaac HendersonImogen HeaneyTori SpringBen HopeHarry GreeneMr. AjayiCoach SinghNellie Nelson

HEARTSTOPPER Outtakes & Bloopers 🍂 - NetflixHEARTSTOPPER VLOG! Auditions, Rehearsals and Meeting the Cast! Behind the Scenes of a Netflix show🍂HEARTSTOPPER VLOG 2! First day on set, Picnic Bench and Maths Class! Netflix Behind the Scenes!🍂💜HEARTSTOPPER VLOG 3! Sleepover, Lunch with Tao and Antiseptic wipes!! Netflix Behind the Scenes!🍂🌈HEARTSTOPPER VLOG 4! Rugby match (attempt 1) & Tao’s room! Netflix Behind the Scenes!! 🍂💜🎬HEARTSTOPPER VLOG 5! Bowling Alley and Arcade fun! Netflix Behind the Scenes!! 🎳🍂💜HEARTSTOPPER VLOG 7! Rugby match (Day 2) Netflix Behind the Scenes! 🍂🏉💜HEARTSTOPPER VLOG 8! Sports Day!! (part 1) Netflix Behind the Scenes! 🎬🍂🏃💜HEARTSTOPPER VLOG 9! Sports day!! (Part 2) My last day! Netflix Behind the Scenes! 💜🎬🍂
### Videos

Heartstopper - Official Teaser - NetflixHeartstopper - Official Trailer - Netflix
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 White, Peter (January 20, 2021). "Netflix Lands Adaptation Of YA Graphic Novel ‘Heartstopper’; ‘Doctor Who’s Euros Lyn To Direct See-Saw-Produced Series". *Deadline*.
2. ↑ "Heartstopper". *Netflix*.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Netflix (April 19, 2022). "Heartstopper premieres this Friday!!! And here is a sneak peek at the titles of all eight chapters, courtesy of @NetflixUK". *Twitter*.
4. ↑ Oseman, Alice (April 22, 2021). "Introducing Kit Connor and Joe Locke as Heartstopper's Nick and Charlie!! 🌈🍂💕 I'm so excited to share this pic of them on set!! Kit and Joe are so talented, sweet and funny, it's been so much fun getting to know them. Please join me in showing them some love & support today!!". *Twitter*.
5. ↑ Kanter, Jake (April 26, 2021). "Netflix Rounds Out Cast For ‘Heartstopper’ With The Addition Of ‘What If?’ Star Yasmin Finney & Seven Others". *Deadline*.
6. ↑ Oseman, Alice (April 26, 2021). "🎬 INTRODUCING THE HEARTSTOPPER CAST 🍂 William Gao is Tao, Yasmin Finney is Elle, Corinna Brown is Tara, Kizzy Edgell is Darcy, Sebastian Croft is Ben, Cormac Hyde-Corrin is Harry, Tobie Donovan is Isaac, Rhea Norwood is Imogen, Kit Connor is Nick and Joe Locke is Charlie! 🌈". *Twitter*.
7. ↑ Oseman, Alice (May 21, 2021). "I know you’ve all been asking, so here she is… I am SO excited to introduce Jenny Walser, who will be playing Tori Spring in Netflix/See-Saw’s Heartstopper! ❄️🥤 I knew we had to cast her from the moment she began her audition. I can’t wait for you to see her as Tori!!". *Twitter*.
8. ↑ Miller, Adam (April 22, 2022). "‘I literally thought it was the stupidest idea ever!’ The adorable story behind Olivia Colman’s secret casting in Heartstopper finally revealed". *Metro*.
9. ↑ Shooting near London from Spring 2021. *Daniel Edwards*. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021.
10. ↑ Oseman, Alice (February 1, 2021). "Gonna try to stay off Twitter for most of February as I have so much to do!!!! So much!!!!!! tv stuff, finishing Heartstopper Vol 4 + bonus content, and a short story for a thing... If you have any questions for me before I go, now is the time". *Twitter*.
11. ↑ Croft, Sebastian (June 15, 2021). "And just like that, that’s a wrap 🎬 This job has been incredibly special for me, for so many reasons. It has not only challenged me as an actor, but also as a person. I’m so grateful to @AliceOseman for creating this world, and for trusting us all with bringing it to life. (Pt1)". *Twitter*.
12. ↑ Donovan, Tobie (June 16, 2021). "Bye Isaac, you have completely changed my life and I love you so much! Thank you to every single person that has made the Heartstopper world come to life, this experience has been truly magical 💜🎬🍂". *Twitter*.
13. ↑ Finney, Yasmin (June 16, 2021). "So I just wrapped! What a truly magical project! Can’t wait for it to be on all of your screens ✨🌈". *Twitter*.
14. ↑ Edgell, Kizzy (June 17, 2021). "i luv you heartstopper! forever and ever! i am so emotional but im so grateful n so lucky to have been a part of this project!". *Twitter*.
15. ↑ Brown, Corinna (June 17, 2021). "And with that, the best experience of my life is over 😭🥺 I’m so honoured to be apart of the #Heartstopper world!🌈💫 thank you millions to everyone involved!! Everyday has been amazinggg! Tara Jones - I’ve loved telling your story…until next time ✌🏾💖✨". *Twitter*.
16. ↑ Oseman, Alice (June 18, 2021). "😭 and Jenny and Cormac wrapped a few weeks ago! I can’t believe it’s nearly over… but I’m also very excited to get into the post-production stage 👀". *Twitter*.
17. ↑ Norwood, Rhea (June 18, 2021). I’ve wrapped on this beautiful project with the loveliest people !!! Cannot wait for everyone to see it!! Eternally grateful!! So much love! 🍃✨❤️🌈. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021.
18. ↑ Oseman, Alice (June 23, 2021). "That’s a wrap on Heartstopper Season One!!! 🎬 It’s been the weirdest three months of my life. Thank you to every single person who was involved in bringing this story to life. We are genuinely SO HYPED for you all to see what we’ve made!!! 🍂". *Twitter*.
19. ↑ James, Alastair (April 25, 2022). "Heartstopper creator Alice Oseman teases a second season could be on the way". *Attitude*.
20. ↑ Daniel Edwards Casting CDG (January 20, 2021). "Please retweet or forward to budding actors regardless of experience who would like to be part of the #Heartstopper world. All casting info is on our website We look forward to hearing from you but please don’t DM via Twitter, drop us an email instead, thanks 🙏🏽 🏳️‍🌈⚧🏳️‍⚧️". *Twitter*.
21. ↑ Daniel Edwards Casting CDG (January 20, 2021). "Ok so the incredible @AliceOseman & #Heartstopper fans have crashed my website 🤣🤣✌🏽🏳️‍🌈🥳 It will be up and running again ASAP but don’t worry all casting info will become available either via the site or here on Twitter very soon ...please bear with 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️". *Twitter*.
22. ↑ Oseman, Alice (January 21 , 2021). "Just wanted to quickly add that you are very welcome to apply if you wanted to be Tori, Harry, or Ben!! Nick and Tara are not on the list as we are already quite far into the casting process with them. 🔍🎬". *Twitter*.
23. ↑ Daniel Edwards Casting CDG (January 25, 2021). "AMAZING response after our initial casting announcement for the live action #Heartstopper 🙌🏽🏳️‍🌈@AliceOseman @netflix @see\_saw\_films 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 ! ❤️🏳️‍⚧️". *Twitter*.
24. ↑ Netflix UK & Ireland (January 21, 2020). "Here's everything we know about Netflix and @see\_saw\_films adaptation of @AliceOseman's Heartstopper: - Kit Connor & Joe Locke will star as Nick & Charlie - Jenny Walser will play Tori Spring - Nellie will be played by Echo". *Twitter*.
25. ↑ Heartstopper News (April 19, 2022). "the official trailer has reached 2 million views on youtube!!!". *Twitter*.