Heartstopper

Netflix has brought LGBTQ+ love story Heartstopper to our screens and we're already in love. But what's next for Charlie (Joe Locke) and Nick (Kit Connor)?

But we're just as eager as you to see more of Nick and Charlie, so we promise we'll let you know as soon as there is something to show. As well as this, there is plenty of latent homophobia storming around the halls of the school, led by the rich and entitled Harry. If people tune in, then simply put, they'll keep making it. Fisayo Akinade will return as Mr Ajayi, the teacher who allows Charlie and Nick to spend time in his classroom during breaks away from prying eyes as Nick came to terms with his sexuality. If season two is commissioned, then it just wouldn't be the show we know and love without Kit Connor returning as Nick, and Joe Locke back as Charlie. Nick and Charlie's story is one for the ages, with critics declaring it a triumph of coming to terms with your sexuality ahead of the show's release.

Heartstopper fans are shocked to learn that Academy Award winner Olivia Colman has a recurring role in Netflix's LGBTQ+ teen drama, playing Nick's mum.

So it was like, there was a circle on the call sheet, who is it going to be? "Bash [aka co-star Sebastian Croft] pretended he knew, so then I went to Patrick – our executive producer – and was like, ‘So who is it then? For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the Radio Times podcast with Jane Garvey. "But we tried anyway and Olivia wanted to do it. "I think it's an honour for any actor to be able to work with an Oscar winner [or] anyone of Olivia’s calibre." He continued: "We spent most of the shoot not knowing who was playing my mum.

The series is an LGBTQ+ coming-of-age story following two schoolboys, Nick (Kit Connor) and Charlie (Joe Locke), based on Alice Osman's graphic novel series of ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. I was proven wrong!” “Hearstopper is queer joy, it is queer happiness, and it’s exactly what need to be made for queer people today,” Lowe wrote.

Joe Locke and Kit Connor, who lead “Heartstopper,” open up about representation, queer happiness, and why they really want a season 2.

It’s no small thing that Heartstopper exists “in the mainstream, not just in the fringes, but in the center of a big platform,” Joe notes. Hopefully, we’ll get to that point where it’s like equal representation.” That’s the goal, he acknowledges, and this show is a step towards it. Hopefully, we’ll get to that point where it’s not a necessity to really improve it.

Heartstopper, Netflix's new YA romance centring two gay teens in an English boys' school, has been hailed online as a pioneering work for gay representation ...

For one, it’s all a bit done; more importantly, it feels as though other aspects of the queer experience have been inadvertently neglected on screen. Many mixed the two (think: the 1989 awards contender Longtime Companion, in which variously closeted and open gay men contend with the first decade of the New York epidemic, or 1986’s indie darling Parting Glances) whereas others dealt centrally with the sticky notion of coming to terms with, and revealing, one's sexual identity. Quelle surprise, then, that coming out has historically been a ready point of return for queer storytellers, given the drama of it all — such as with this week’s big Netflix release, Heartstopper.

The romance of Nick and Charlie could continue with a wealth of source material from writer Alice Oseman. Here is all you need know about the Netflix show.

But that was all part of the fun of it." "It would probably be four seasons to cover the full story," she said. So expect the world of Heartstopper to continue to be explored. We got to explore the side characters of Heartstopper in a lot more depth when there's not really much room for that in the comics. We need a second season of Heartstopper to explore all the complications and heartwarming moments of Charlie and Nick's romance, plus continue to see how Sarah supports her son after he came out to her as bisexual. It wouldn't be Heartstopper without Charlie and Nick at the centre and we need actors Joe Locke and Kit Connor back to continue their story.

As Alice Oseman's graphic novel love story is turned into a Netflix series, fans and the writer share what it means for this joyful story to reach young ...

“I feel like people want to believe that things are perfect and amazing now for queer teens when that is definitely not the case,” says 27-year-old Oseman, who identifies as aromantic and asexual, and based the bullying on her own experiences at school. As a result, the queer lives in Oseman’s comics – now depicted on screen – feel so authentic. It’s just all about the angle that you take and the lens that you’re using.” Heartstopper isn’t about being bullied all the time or hating yourself because you’re queer, it’s just there to show that you can live and find love and have a good friendship group.” “It was a love story that really touched me and that is a rare thing.” In Florida, the recently instated “Don’t Say Gay” bill forbids teaching children about LGBTQ+ identities in school, with more than a dozen states also proposing similar bills. “That is the challenge for me when writing it,” Oseman says. As much as there are more mature themes in the comics, it is really sweet natured and that differentiates it so much. “I think discovering yourself with stories like Heartstopper is a nice way to understand yourself.” “When I first read Heartstopper, I had actually just finished watching It’s a Sin,” he says. His friendship group is made up of LGBTQ+ people, such as lesbian couple Darcy (Kizzy Edgell) and Tara (Corinna Brown), and trans teenager Elle (Yasmin Finney), who shares a flirtation with Tao (William Gao), the only cisgender, hetrosexual person in the gang. It follows Nick (Kit Connor), an out gay teen, and his burgeoning relationship with Charlie (Joe Locke), a rugby player who is unsure about his sexuality.

New Netflix series Heartstopper is a teen drama full of romance – but not shy of tackling big issues – says its star Kit Connor.

We have over 1,200 Big Issue vendors in the UK. Each vendor buys a copy of the mag for £1.50 and sells it for £3, keeping the difference. Want to buy a copy of the magazine? Nick is the kind of person that I aspire to be really, he’s so warm, understanding and caring. When we meet him in the show, he hasn’t quite found someone that he really connects to on a deeper level. I would love to think that we could. The expectations and the social pressure is something that Nick absolutely goes through in the show. Take a print or digital subscription to The Big Issue and provide a critical lifeline to our work. A lot of it is very much to do with social media and how people can hide behind their screens and say awful things. The relationship between Nick and Charlie is a pivotal part of the show. But it’s also about dealing with the social pressures that come with being a teenager. Because how can you expect to normalise the LGBTQ+ community and allow kids to grow up and know that it’s perfectly normal to have these feelings and give them that sort of possibility to further understand themselves and really accept and love themselves? It’s for a demographic that hasn’t seen much, if any, queer representation and it’s accessible to not only teens but people of all ages.

If you are a fan of the books, Oseman is the creator and writer of all eight episodes. She has also been heavily involved with the filming and casting process, ...

If you are a fan of the books, Oseman is the creator and writer of all eight episodes. They get along well and Charlie wonders if his feelings could be reciprocated. Heartstopper follows shy and nerdy Charlie Spring, who is the only open gay student at his all-boys grammar school and is relentlessly bullied by his peers.

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Elle Argent is part of Charlie's solid friend group, but she also has dynamic storylines of her own; she's recently transferred from the all-boys' school to the neighboring girls' school after a teacher refused to call her Elle. But bullying isn't a large part of Elle's story; rather, we come along as she forges new friendships, deals with shifting old ones, and potentially develops a crush of her own. Joe plays protagonist Charlie Spring, a reserved teenager who is openly gay — and in a “relationship” with a popular guy at school who won't acknowledge his existence in public. “It’s somewhat pushed me to be more myself and be proud of who I am,” he says.

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The lead role of Charlie Spring is taken on by Joe Locke, who inclusion in Heartstopper is his debut role. Who is in the cast of Heartstopper? Its been in the works for some time, but the highly anticipated new Netflix series Heartstopper is finally set for release on the streaming service.

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Truham Grammar School serves as the perfect setting for much of the action in the programme, as it is where the lads first meet. You can read the full review here. The Bay Pier at Central Parade, the beach, and the town centre of the seaside town were all used to film scenes.

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While we don't blame you for wanting to see more of Nick and Charlie on your screen, Netflix still hasn't made any decisions about a potential season 2. Nick has even found the courage to come out to his mom. Get ready to see Nick and Charlie find out about love all over again as this story comes to life.

Coming out is a necessary aspect of the gay life. At the risk of painting a broad generalisation with a broad brush, I believe it's safe to say that most of ...

Charlie, who came out at the age of 13, is a bit of an outcast; Nick, on the other hand, is a star rugby player. In the 2010s, there was a renewed interest in homosexual coming-of-age stories, with coming out as an unavoidable story beat. At the risk of painting a broad generalisation with a broad brush, I believe it’s safe to say that most of us in the LGBTQ+ community have a first story, or a series of tales, in which we revealed ourselves to the world.

Adapted from a graphic novel by Alice Oseman, Heartstopper follows a teen romance between Nick (Kit Connor) and Charlie (Joe Locke), two students at a grammar ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. “Heartstopper is gonna be the END of me,” wrote another viewer, while someone else claimed: “I havent stopped sobbing since i finished the series is this why they call it Heartstopper?” Netflix viewers have heaped praise on the new series Heartstopper, comparing it to teen drama Skins and the Channel 4 show It’s a Sin.

Netflix's new LGBTQ+ romance series Heartstopper has an unexpected cameo from Oscar-winner Olivia Colman.

The last scene I have with her is one of the ones I sort of circled thinking 'I need to get that right' It's something I didn't take lightly, being able to work with her. Her moment at the end of the season shines through as she responds to Nick admitting his bisexuality with only pride and love for her son. But it all came as a bit of a shock when Olivia Colman appeared on-screen to play the part!

Alice Oseman published her first book – a prose novel rather than a graphic novel – in 2014. Solitaire follows Tori Spring, a name you might recognise as ...

The Netflix show covers the first two volumes of Heartstopper, from when Nick and Charlie first meet to when they are (officially) together. The comics start to touch on different mental health themes, as Nick notices that Charlie doesn’t really eat much, and starts to fear he has an eating disorder. Shortly after, Oseman began working on a webcomic (available free online) which acted as a sort of prequel to both those stories – it covers how Nick and Charlie first met, and the early days of their relationship. Graphic novel volume 1 covers chapters one and two, volume 2 covers chapter three, volume 3 covers chapter 4, and volume four covers chapter five. They’ll probably also be wondering what the graphic novels might tell us about potential plotlines for a second or third series of Heartstopper on Netflix, too. Solitaire follows Tori Spring, a name you might recognise as Charlie’s older sister in Heartstopper; Nick and Charlie were background characters in Solitaire before they lead their own stories.

The eight-part Netflix series is based on the hugely popular boy-meets-boy graphic novel/webcomic by Alice Oseman which, since the first volume was released in ...

One million print copies have already been sold worldwide, a number likely to sky rocket following the Netflix adaptation. Heartstopper Volume One was published by Hachette Children’s Group in Spring 2019, followed by Volume Two a few months later. The 25-year-old Brit has published four YA novels: Loveless, I Was Born for This, Radio Silence, and Solitaire , but Heartstopper is her biggest hit so far.

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If the show runs for many years, it is sure to continue showing the positives of the queer experience more than the negatives. The couple cements themselves as boyfriends in the final scene of the first season, and Nick claims that he will start telling the people he cares about that he’s bisexual. Whether that bullying is physical, emotional, or mental, it is sure to be addressed with a blaring positivity. In this climactic scene, we get the most mature and startling dialogue in the show. The latter has been out of the closet for some time, or at least it’s insinuated, and therefore has already overcome many of the feelings of confusion that his boyfriend is having. There is sure to be more bullying that commences, this time more towards Nick. It’s in this contrast that we get to see the main tension of the overly-optimistic program. Nick is the star of the school rugby team. When Harry won’t accept his actions as being wrong, he starts to dig in deeper, and the result is a physical altercation between Nick and Harry. Queer youth are bullied at nearly twice the rate of their straight counterparts. As Nick sees the abuse Charlie receives, he starts fighting back in a big way. Charlie is a perpetual victim of bullying.

Adapted from a graphic novel by Alice Oseman, Heartstopper follows a teen romance between Nick (Kit Connor) and Charlie (Joe Locke), two students at a grammar ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. “Heartstopper is gonna be the END of me,” wrote another viewer, while someone else claimed: “I havent stopped sobbing since i finished the series is this why they call it Heartstopper?” Netflix viewers have heaped praise on the new series Heartstopper, comparing it to teen drama Skins and the Channel 4 show It’s a Sin.

The friend group in Netflix's Heartstoppers look to be as close off screen as they are on the show (Picture: Instagram/ Joe Locke).

Yasmin, Joe, William, Kit and Sebastian all feature in the photo, posing in some striking outfits, Yasmin bearing her midriff in a cut-out top and shorts. In one photo the boys pose in a taxi, Kit with a face mask in his hand as he appears to have been caught off guard by the snap. Kit can be seen sticking out his tongue and giving a thumbs up to the camera, while Joe looks like he’s in the middle of a peal of laughter. Reflection and obstruction photos are clearly a thing with Joe, as another photograph posted by the actor to Instagram sees Joe, Kit Connor who plays Nick, and William Gao who plays Tao Xu, posing in the reflection of a kitchen window. The boys are outside in a sunny garden, Kit in sunglasses to protect his eyes, as they aim the camera at the window where a sink, toaster and kettle can be seen. One of the reasons the show is proving so popular is the sheer wholesomeness of it all; just a group of friends hanging out and falling in love.