If you can’t wait for the premiere of the next instalment of Charlie and Nick’s tale, don’t worry: the new episodes are coming soon. In addition, more details about season 3 are emerging, including information about new characters.
For those who don’t know, the series is based on a webcomic and graphic novel by British author Alice Oseman.
The series consists of four published volumes – volume 5 was released in December 2023, and volume 6 has no publication date yet. So far, Netflix has adapted the story from the first three volumes, so there is still much to tell about Nick and Charlie’s love story.
Find out what is already known about the next season of this heart-warming, LGBTQ+ coming-of-age story.
Heartstopper season 3 release date
The third instalment of the series will drop on Netflix in October 2024.
Heartstopper season 3 plot
Heartstopper’s season 2 ended with a significant cliffhanger. After a difficult conversation about school bullying related to coming out, Nick finally confessed his love to Charlie. On the way home, feeling safe and happy, Charlie replied with a love confession of his own, and at the last minute, paused his finger over the Send button.
Season 1 depicted the events of the first two volumes of the graphic novel, while season 2 featured the story from volume 3. So, the upcoming season will most likely adapt the events of part 4 of the comic book, with the characters heading off to college. However, it’s uncertain if the series creators will run the events in precisely the same way.
As Alice Oseman said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly:
I feel very comfortable letting the show be its own thing. In my mind, the show and the comic feel very separate, although it’s quite a faithful adaptation. I feel excited to get to expand Heartstopper for the show.
In season 3, we can certainly look forward to the development of Tara and Darcy’s love story, and find out whether or not Darcy will come out to her parents. Tao and Elle have confessed their love for each other, but the girl’s decision to attend Lambert art school may put a strain on their relationship.
In the next season of Heartstopper, we can also expect Isaac to explore his asexuality. According to Oseman, Mr Farouk and Mr Ajayi’s plotline will also be expanded in the show’s new episodes.
Heartstopper season 3 cast
We can expect the following cast members to reprise their roles in the upcoming season:
- Kit Connor – Nick Nelson
- Joe Locke – Charlie Spring
- William Gao – Tao Xu
- Yasmin Finney – Elle Argent
- Rhea Norwood – Imogen Heaney
- Kizzy Edgell – Darcy Olssen
- Corinna Brown – Tara Jones
- Tobie Donovan – Isaac Henderson
The season will also feature Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton, Broadchurch), who will play Jack Maddox, Instagramer and Charlie’s crush.
Hayley Atwell (Agent Carter, Black Mirror) will portray Diane, Nick’s aunt, with whom the boy will go on holiday to Menorca.
Eddie Marsan (Ray Donovan, Franklin) will appear as Geoff, Charlie’s straight-talking therapist.
Unfortunately, it’s been confirmed that Sebastian Croft won’t return to play Ben.
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