

See-Saw Films began to option the rights to the story more than 18 months ago. The series has been in the works for quite some time. The story is all about building each other up regardless of one’s identity and embracing friends and allies along the way.

Plenty of queer love stories focus on many of the various hardships faced when coming of age, whereas Heartstopper shines a light on the positives, reminding readers that there is no greater force than love. These two go from friends to lovers after meeting at an all-boys grammar school in Kent. Netflix to Release A Heartstopper Adaptation Our latest YA news comes with the announcement that Netflix is adapting Heartstopper, based on Alice Oseman’s comic series. They’re cheerful, inspiring, often well-produced, and, quite frankly, sometimes adorable as hell. We’ll never grow out of loving Young Adult literary adaptations.


Love J-14? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for fun, exclusive videos with your favorite stars.Let’s face it. Scroll through our gallery for all of the details behind Netflix’s upcoming movie, Heartstopper. “I like to think overall things have got better, but it’s still not blissful amazingness everywhere.” “When I meet teenagers who have read my books, from some I get the impression they’ve had such a better experience being LGBT+ in school now, but for others, it sounds exactly the same,” they said. Charlie has come out of the closet and is the receiver of a lot of hateful jokes about being gay, which is something Oseman was determined to portray as the author had similar experiences. The show and comic is a reflection of the experience of being LGBT+ in school, as both Charlie and Nick attend an all-boys prep academy. Eagle-eyed fans spotted several shots in the trailer that directly mirror panels from the comics. On March 16, Netflix released the first teaser for the show which show Charlie, Nick and their friends working their way through school.
