Heartstopper, one in all Netflix’s huge coming-of-age sequence originating from the UK, returned for its second season in August 2023. A 3rd season has lengthy since been confirmed, and filming started in October 2023. Right here’s every part we all know: some first-look snaps behind the scenes, the primary new forged announcement, and its present launch date.
Information of season 3 of Heartstopper was revealed after we acquired the discharge date and first have a look at Heartstopper season 2. Simply in case you missed it, all eight new episodes of season 2 dropped on Netflix globally on August third, 2023.
Let’s dive into every part identified about Heartstopper season 3 up to now, starting with the latest announcement that the brand new season will likely be dropping this October:
The place is Heartstopper Season 3 in Manufacturing?
As it’s possible you’ll know, the present movies are completely in England, with nearly all of it primarily shot in or round London. Among the areas the present has filmed at beforehand embody Twickenham Movie Studios, Windsor, and Uxbridge.
A number of sources, together with UKCastingNews, indicated over the summer season that an October 2023 filming begin for the third season of Heartstopper.
On October 2nd, 2023, Netflix UK tweeted that manufacturing has formally begun on season 3.
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On October 4th, we acquired some first-look photos of the workforce filming the brand new season, particularly at a seaside at Lyme Regis in Dorset.
Up till now, director Euros Lynn has directed each single episode of Heartstopper, however that can change in season 3 with Andy Newbery getting into the director’s chair for season 3. Newbery has beforehand labored on exhibits like The Gentle within the Corridor, Shetland, Hidden, and Bregus.
Pictured: Andy Newbery
Initially, manufacturing was anticipated to wrap up simply earlier than Christmas, with the scheduled wrap date at the moment set for December twentieth, 2023. Nonetheless, on December fifteenth (one week early), Netflix’s social accounts confirmed that filming had wrapped up already.
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Who’s within the forged of Heartstopper Season 3?
Naturally, many of the predominant forged will return for the third season of Heartstopper;
Joe Locke as Charlie Spring
Equipment Connor as Nick Nelson
William Gao as Tao Xu
Yasmine Finney as Elle Argent
Tobie Donovan as Isaac Henderson
Cormac Hyde-Corrin as Harry Greene
Rhea Norwood as Imogen Heaney
Corinna Brown as Tara Jones
Kizzy Edgell as Darcy Olsson
A significant change to the forged is Sebastian Croft received’t be returning for the third season as Ben.
The primary main casting announcement got here in November 2023, with Netflix’s social media accounts confirming that Darragh Hand had been forged as Michael Holden for the upcoming third season. First featured in Solitaire, Michael is described within the books as being an average-looking boy with thick-framed glasses and brown hair, normally gelled right into a facet half however wavy when not styled. He’s additionally described as nerdy and awkward for an athlete, famous for his top and carrying outsized glasses and barely brief denims.
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In February 2024, we reported that Hayley Atwell (Mission Inconceivable, Agent Carter) had been forged as Diane, who’s Nick’s aunt.
Season 3 will encompass eight episodes. The primary episode’s title has already been revealed as “Love.”
Heartstopper season 3 – episode 1 title- Image: Netflix
What can we anticipate from Heartstopper season 3?
Charlie was a mere sentence and a contact away from telling Nick the immortal phrases “I really like you.” Nonetheless, earlier than we acquired the possibility to see Charlie’s determination, the second season ended. No matter has been left unsaid between the younger pair will hopefully be resolved in season 3.
Per Netflix, right here’s the official synopsis for season 3:
“This season, Charlie wish to inform Nick that he loves him. Nick additionally has one thing necessary to say to Charlie. Because the summer season vacation ends and the months race on, the chums start to comprehend that the college 12 months will include each its joys and its challenges.
As they be taught extra about one another and their relationships, plan social occasions and events and begin fascinated about college selections, everybody should be taught to lean on these they love when life doesn’t go to plan.”
In line with DigitalSpy, based mostly on the novels, we must always see the couple transfer to varsity this season. Alice Oseman teased the outlet that different characters can have a bigger position within the new season.
When will Heartstopper season 3 be launched on Netflix?
Within the video embedded above, Netflix formally confirmed that season 3 of Heartstopper will debut on Netflix in October 2024. New sequence sometimes land on Netflix on Thursdays so it’ll possible be one of many following: October third, tenth, seventeenth, twenty fourth or the thirty first.
When you’re ready, now you can buy Quantity 5 of the Heartstopper novel, which was launched within the UK on December seventh, whereas within the US, it received’t be launched till December nineteenth:
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