“We’ve had a lot of responses from adults who have watched it and really connected to it. “I think Heartstopper - although it’s made with teenagers in mind - still really appeals to people of all ages,” Oseman notes. And people really want that kind of content, I think, especially in times like this.” ![]() I think that’s kind of proven across so many different shows that have blasted to popularity, like Bridgerton or Sex Education - those are both sort of upbeat, happy, cheerful shows at their core. When asked about the possible reasons for the success of her story, she points to several reasons, but one above all: “People love joyful stories. It’s literally the only thing that I’ve been working on for the past few years and will probably be the only thing I’m working on for the next couple of years at the very least. “At first, it was just something I did for fun. The web edition grew in popularity, after which it jumped to the paper version and, from there, to the screen with Netflix. She sees it as a challenge to combine the luminosity of her colorful series with darker subjects.īorn in 2016 as a webcomic, the success of Heartstopper eventually surpassed its author. We started that journey in the second season, and it will be a big element of season three as well,” the writer notes. Nick and Charlie have to learn and understand each other better, to know how to deal with each other’s mental health. There were already hints in the first season, but now we face it directly. “This is a story about mental health, becomes particularly apparent in season two. Mental health was one of the core issues that Alice Oseman wanted to address in her stories, while celebrating the joy of different kinds of love. For example, Nick is increasingly concerned about his eating disorder, while haunted by how his boyfriend bullied him in the past. The show delves into the mental health problems of the characters, as well as their insecurities and doubts. This becomes clearer in a second season, which sees the cast travel to Paris and Nick begin to come out of the closet. ![]() Heartstopper goes beyond the central love story and the relationships that arise around it. It’s quite difficult, but I’ve tried my very best to create something that, I think, most people are going to really, really enjoy.” Kit Connor, Joe Locke, Tobie Donovan, William Gao and Yasmin Finney, in the second season of 'Heartstopper.' The most difficult thing has been creating plotlines that aren’t in the comics, to stick very closely to the core story of the books. “Writing the second part of anything - a sequel, a new music album, whatever - is more difficult. In an interview via video call on August 2, the British creator - who is also a scriptwriter for the series - explains the complexities of putting together the second season of a show that, in its first installment, became a cult phenomenon. I think, at the end of the day, we just need a variety of different kinds of queer TV shows,” Oseman tells EL PAÍS. But, at the same time, we do need joyful stories as well, and we need stories that are accessible for younger viewers. “Dark stories about queer characters that explore trauma - which are more mature and adult in tone - are really important. The on-screen love story of Charlie and Nick is the adaptation of a comic written and drawn by 28-year-old Alice Oseman, who hails from the town of Chatham in the United Kingdom. The second season recently released on Netflix puts an emphasis on the latter. But Heartstopper chooses to have its characters inhabit a world of color and optimism, while not hiding the fact that they coexist with the darkness. Added to the dramas of adolescence is the complexity of a world that doesn’t always welcome them. In the circle of friends, there’s a lesbian couple, a trans girl and a cisgender boy, who are engaged in a romantic tug of war. It’s a celebration of diversity, doing more than simply telling the story of the romantic relationship between a gay boy and his bisexual classmate, who are discovering their sexual orientations. The Netflix series might seem like just another high school story, but it has made an effort to be different. ![]() And, unlike the inconsequential romances of many youth productions, this show opts for vindication and mental health treatment. While other TV series reflect adolescence as a period of life wracked by drama and constant emotional torment, Heartstopper chooses light and color.
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