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Netflix’s hit young adult series Heartstopper is to return for a fourth and final outing as a feature-length TV film directed by Wash Westmoreland, whose previous films include Still Alice and Colette.

The title is based on the bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel and webcomic series written by Alice Oseman and scored a double recommission for series two and three after its breakout debut run in 2022.

Heartstopper’s final instalment will conclude the story of protagonists Nick (Kit Connor) and Charlie (Joe Locke) and their friends, with the narrative based around the as-yet unreleased sixth volume of Oseman’s novel.

Hit YA series Heartstopper is to return to Netflix for a fourth and final outing as a feature film directed by Wash Westmoreland, whose previous films include Still Alice and Colette.

The title is based on the bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel and webcomic series written by Alice Oseman and scored a double recommission for series two and three after its breakout debut run in 2022.

Heartstopper’s final instalment will conclude the story of protagonists Nick (Kit Connor) and Charlie (Joe Locke) and their friends, with the narrative based around the as-yet unreleased sixth volume of Oseman’s novel.

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From “hi” to “bye.” Netflix on Tuesday announced that its beloved LGBTQ+ romance Heartstopper will conclude with a movie based on creator Alice Oseman’s as-yet-unreleased sixth volume in her graphic-novel series.

Production is set to get underway this summer with Wash Westmoreland (Still Alice) taking over directing duties from Andy Newbery.

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“I am completely overjoyed that we will...

There is finally news for Heartstopper fans who have been patiently waiting to learn the fate of their show for more than six months. It may not be exactly what they were hoping for (Season 4), but it’s good news nevertheless: more Heartstopper is on the way, and Nick and Charlie’s story will get a proper ending.

Netflix has greenlighted a Heartstopper movie, starring and executive produced by the series’ leads Joe Locke and Kit Connor and directed by Wash Westmoreland, which will serve as a series finale. The announcement was made on the third anniversary of Heartstopper‘s April 22, 2022 premiere.

Heartstopper creator Alice Oseman, on whose graphic books the coming-of-age romantic series was based, is back as writer of the feature film, which will draw from the upcoming sixth and final volume of the graphic novel as well as the Nick and Charlie novella.

There is no publish date yet for Vol. 6, which is still being written. Oseman has indicated that ideally, the last book would drop ahead of the TV series’ conclusion.

In the Heartstopper finale, Nick (Connor) and Charlie (Locke) are inseparable, but with Nick preparing to leave for university and Charlie finding new independence at school, the reality of a long-distance relationship begins to weigh on them. Doubts take hold, and their relationship faces its biggest challenge yet. Meanwhile, their friends are also navigating the ups and downs of love and friendship, confronting the bittersweet challenges of growing up and moving on. Can first loves really last forever?

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Westmoreland, who has an extensive feature background, succeeds Euros Lyn, who directed the first two seasons of Heartstopper, and Andy Newbery, who helmed Season 3.

Locke and Connor join the executive producer ranks of the movie alongside Oseman, Lyn, Patrick Walters, Iain Canning and Emile Sherman who all served as executive producers on the first three seasons. See-Saw Films is back as production company. Filming is slated to begin in summer 2025.

“I am completely overjoyed that we will get to tell the end of the Heartstopper story,” Oseman said. “I’m so grateful to everyone who has worked hard to make this possible and to the incredible fans of Heartstopper for your patience and passion. I cannot wait to bring this story to a magical conclusion.”

While rare, a movie series finale is not unprecedented – in 2017, Netflix commissioned a Sense8 film following backlash from fans when the streamer canceled the Wachowskis’ sci-fi drama after two seasons on a cliffhanger. Other shows given a movie conclusion by their networks include Timeless (NBC), CSI (CBS) and Deadwood (HBO).

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Like most of them, Heartstopper found itself on the bubble after its third season drew 10.9 million views from its October 3 release until the end of 2024, down about 30% from the views Season 2 had garnered over the same period. Season 3 spent two weeks in Netflix’s global Top 10, peaking at No. 4, vs. three weeks each for Seasons 1 and 2, the latter peaking at No. 2.

Still, over the last six months of 2024, the first two seasons of Heartstopper added combined 8.8M views, showing continuing interest in the title on the platform.

What’s more, Season 3 was as well reviewed as the previous ones, nabbing another 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and continued to keep the series culturally relevant by tackling important issues, in this case mental health.

Most of all, it was Heartstopper‘s outsized impact across TV, social media, music and books and its legacy of LGBTQ+ representation that made the case for the show to get a proper ending even if the Season 3 viewership did not quite support a full-blown fourth and final season.

(L-r) Kit Connor and Joe Locke star in ‘Heartstopper’

The movie greenlight follows tireless efforts by the series’ creative team.

“I’m working very hard behind the scenes to get us a renewal for Heartstopper… there are so many people behind the scenes who are working really hard to make it happen,” Oseman said in February. “We’re feeling optimistic, we’re feeling hopeful.”

A month later, Walters said that “there are lots of moving parts” on a potential renewal and “we are working hard on it.”

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One of the many moving parts was likely making new deals with Connor and Locke, who reportedly no longer had options. Little known when they were cast in Heartstopper, the duo are now in-demand actors with busy schedules coming off starring roles in the movie Warfare (Connor) and Disney+’s Agatha All Along (Locke).

But, just like the cast of Euphoria recently reassembled for a final season, Connor and Locke had been willing to return to the series that made them stars.

“I’d definitely like to do it as long as it’s done right,” Connor recently said. “I just want to make sure that we keep the heart in it. So, we are working on something, and hopefully we’re making it happen.”

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Heartstopper season 3 is a thoughtful evolution of the show as its characters face new challenges. At its core, Heartstopper is a joyful expression of young queer love and friendship, anchored by the romance between Charlie (Joe Locke) and Nick (Kit Connor). The first two seasons were dominated by a candy-colored palette, smartly incorporating Heartstopper's comic roots with bursts of animation at key moments.

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Cast Fisayo Akinade, Corinna Brown, Jenny Walser, Joe Locke, Chetna Pandya, Kizzy Edgell, Sebastian Croft, William Gao, Tobie Donovan, Cormac Hyde-Corrin, Yasmin Finney, Rhea Norwood, Kit Connor, Stephen Fry, Olivia ColmanRelease Date April 22, 2022Genres Drama, RomanceStreaming Service(s) NetflixWriters Alice OsemanDirectors Andy Newbery, euros lynShowrunner Alice Oseman Stream on NetflixStream on NetflixStream on NetflixStream on NetflixStream on Netflix

However, the end of Heartstopper season 2 came to a crossroads its characters were growing up, and the show was toying with some heavier material than it had explored previously.

Netflix’s season three trailer for Heartstopper begins by acknowledging that 16 is when things stop making sense. (And it doesn’t get any easier moving forward.) The trailer for the coming-of-age drama captures teen angst, and shows Charlie and Nick’s relationship is still incredibly complicated.

“Season 2 ended with Nick beginning to understand the extent of Charlie’s mental health issues, and it’s this that will drive the story through Season 3,” said series creator and writer Alice Oseman. “While Heartstopper will always celebrate the joyful and point towards hope, I’m really excited that we are allowing the tone of the show to mature alongside our beloved characters growing up. Mental health, sex, university ambitions, and more: Nick, Charlie, and the Heartstopper teens are getting older, learning more about themselves and each other, and experiencing new desires, new fears, and new joys as they approach adulthood.”

Joe Locke stars...

Stop what you’re doing … Netflix just dropped the trailer for “Heartstopper” Season 3.

Ahead of the Oct. 3 premiere, the streamer is offering a first look at the sweet teen drama as Kit Connor and Joe Locke take Nick and Charlie’s romance to new heights. Plus, newcomers Jonathan Bailey and Hayley Atwell!

Set to “Vertigo” by Griff, the trailer features the boys’ complete group of friends — William Gao, Yasmin Finney, Corinna Brown, Kizzy Edgell, Tobie Donovan, Rhea Norwood and Leila Khan — as well as Jenny Walser as Charlie’s older sister Tori.

“Charlie and Nick are ready to take things to the next level. As they get closer in every way, they face their relationship’s biggest challenge yet,” according to Netflix’s official synopsis.

For Season 3, Andy Newbery serves as director with original webcomic creator Alice Oseman returning as writer. Executive producers include Oseman, Patrick Walters, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman,...

Netflix has shared the official trailer for Heartstopper Season 3, which will premiere on the streaming service on October 3, 2024. The trailer features the song “Vertigo” by Griff.

In the third season, Charlie and Nick are ready to take things to the next level. As they get closer in every way, they face their relationship’s biggest challenge yet.

Charlie would like to tell Nick that he loves him. Nick also has something important to say to Charlie. As the summer holiday ends and the months race on, the friends begin to realize that the school year will come with both its joys and its challenges.

As they learn more about each other and their relationships, plan social events and parties, and start thinking about university choices, everyone must learn to lean on those they love when life doesn’t go to plan.

The cast includes Kit Connor, Joe Locke, William Gao,...

Netflix has announced that Heartstopper Season 3 will be available on October 3, 2024. A short clip from the new season has also been released.

The Heartstopper Season 3 clip is accompanied by an exclusive snippet of the track “Birds of a Feather” from the upcoming album Hit Me Hard and Soft by Billie Eilish.

In the new season, Charlie would like to tell Nick that he loves him. Nick also has something important to say to Charlie. As the summer holiday ends and the months race on, the friends begin to realize that the school year will come with both its joys and its challenges.

As they learn more about each other and their relationships, plan social events and parties, and start thinking about university choices, everyone must learn to lean on those they love when life doesn’t go as planned.

From creator and writer Alice Oseman, the eight new episodes are directed by Andy Newbery.

Netflix plans to give us the warm fuzzies this fall: On Monday, the streamer announced that all eight Season 3 episodes of Heartstopper will be released Thursday, Oct. 3.

The news was announced with a brand-new clip (embedded above) that features a snippet of Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” from her upcoming album Hit Me Hard and Soft.

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According to Heartstopper Season 3 spoilers, Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey will appear in the new 2024 season on Netflix. According to Oseman, ” Jonathan Bailey will be making a cameo appearance as Jack Maddox, an Instagram-famous classicist and celebrity crush of Charlie.

It was an absolute joy to see Hayley, Eddie and Jonathan...

Jonathan Bailey, Hayley Atwell and Eddie Marsan have joined the cast of “Heartstopper” Season 3.

Atwell will play Diane, Nick’s (Kit Connor) aunt who takes him on a summer holiday to Menorca and has some tough advice to impart about his relationship with Charlie (Joe Locke). Marsan will play Geoff, Charlie’s wise and straight-talking therapist who first appeared in the “Heartstopper” graphic novels. Bailey will make a cameo appearance as Jack Maddox, an Instagram-famous classicist and celebrity crush of Charlie.

Per the season’s official description, “Charlie would like to tell Nick that he loves him. Nick also has something important to say to Charlie. As the summer holiday ends and the months race on, the friends begin to realize that the school year will come with both its joys and its challenges. As they learn more about each other and their relationships, plan social events and parties...

Olivia Colman will not be returning for Season 3 of Netflix’s Heartstopper.

“I couldn’t do number three. I couldn’t fit it in. I feel awful about that,” the Oscar-winner told Forbes in an interview today. And it’s not because she doesn’t want to. Colman, who recurred in the series as Sarah Nelson, called the series “one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever been part of.”

Last May shortly after Season 1 debuted, Heartstopper got a rare — for Netflix — two-season pickup.

Netflix announced last week that the eight-episode Season 3 will premiere in October.

Creator Alice Oseman took to her Instagram Story today to address the series’ evolution in Season 3.

“Nick’s story from the comics is still there, still infinitely important to me, and Sarah’s role as emotional support for Nick will shift to other characters in the story for now. If we get a season four,...

Netflix announced today that Season 3 of Heartstopper will premiere in October.

The eight-episode third season will focus on the continuation and deepening of Charlie (Joe Locke) and Nick’s (Kit Connor) relationship.

“Season 2 ended with Nick beginning to understand the extent of Charlie’s mental health issues, and it’s this that will drive the story through Season 3,” series creator Alice Oseman Oseman told Netflix’s Tudum. “While Heartstopper will always celebrate the joyful and point towards hope, I’m really excited that we are allowing the tone of the show to mature alongside our beloved characters growing up. Mental health, sex, university ambitions, and more: Nick, Charlie, and the Heartstopper teens are getting older, learning more about themselves and each other, and experiencing new desires, new fears, and new joys as they approach adulthood.”

In Season 3, per the official logline: “Charlie would like to tell Nick that he loves him.

Netflix has announced that the third season of Heartstopper has officially wrapped filming, bringing audiences one step closer to the next chapter of Nick (Kit Connor) and Charlie's (Joe Locke) love story. The new episodes began filming back in October, with Andy Newbery directing an unspecified number of chapters. After the second season took the students of the Truham Grammar High School to Europe, the third installment will be prepared to deal with the aftermath of that trip, with the leading couple and their friends coming back home after an intense summer. But uncertainty looms in the distance for the two lovebirds.

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Acorn Media Enterprises has come on board to co-produce the second season and has picked all rights to the show in the Us, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, as well as home entertainment rights in the U.K. and Southern Ireland. Acorn Media International will handle distribution rights for the series in Australia, New Zealand, UK and Southern Ireland.

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