Heartstopper, the much-loved Netflix adaptation of Alice Oseman’s graphic novel collection, is to conclude with a feature film directed by Wash Westmoreland, whose earlier credit embody Still Alice and Colette.
Following three collection of the adventures of Nick (Kit Connor) and Charlie (Joe Locke) and their assorted schoolfriends, a film will wrap up their story, based mostly on Oseman’s as-yet-unpublished sixth e-book.
Connor, who’s at present starring on Broadway in Romeo and Juliet, in addition to in Alex Garland’s Warfare, will govt produce, as will Locke, most lately seen in Agatha All Along.
Filming will happen this summer time; a launch date has but to be confirmed, likewise the involvement of supporting actors reminiscent of Olivia Colman, who performs Nick’s mom within the collection.
“I am completely overjoyed that we will get to tell the end of the Heartstopper story,” mentioned Oseman in a press release. “I’m so grateful to everyone who has worked hard to make this possible and to the incredible fans of Heartstopper for your patience and passion. I cannot wait to bring this story to a magical conclusion.”
The most up-to-date season broadcast in 2024 and ended with the principle characters having intercourse for the primary time. A synopsis for the film means that the couple are involved about whether or not they can maintain a long-distance relationship as soon as Nick goes to college.
Since its debut three years in the past, Heartstopper has received appreciable popularity of its delicate, mild contact and teenage-friendly depiction of LGBTQ relationships. The first season was a runaway hit, showing in Netflix’s Top 10 chart inside two days of launch.
Although uncommon, the conclusion of a long-running collection as a feature film isn’t unprecedented. In 2017, Netflix wrapped up the Wachowskis’ sci-fi drama Sense8 with a film, after cancelling the present after its second season cliffhanger, to the annoyance of followers.
Timeless, CSI and Deadwood additionally completed as movies, whereas Steven Knight’s Peaky Blinders film is due on Netflix later this 12 months. HBO pioneered the format with two Sex and the City films purporting to carry the long-running collection to an end after six seasons.
But after a hiatus of 11 years, nearly all of authentic characters returned for a spin-off present, And Just Like That.
