We’re just a little over a week away from the season 2 premiere of Heartstopper, and we finally—finally!—have our first look trailer. And thank goodness for that, because our little hearts could barely stand to wait any longer!
Yes, at last we’re returning to the halls of Truham Grammar School. And though it’s been over a year in the real-world—during which time the series’ cast has become global stars—very little time has passed at all in the lives of Nick Nelson (Kit Connor) and Charlie Spring (Joe Locke) and their circle of friends.
Newly in a relationship, Nick and Charlie are navigating what it means for them to be together, slightly complicated by the fact that Nick’s not yet out to their schoolmates, which leads to a lot of giggling, grinning, and kissing behind closed doors. And covering up hickeys.
Meanwhile, their bestie Elle (Yasmin Finney) has finally accepted that she has a crush on longtime friend Tao (William Gao)—only problem is, he’s a bit of a brick wall when it comes to talking about his feelings.
Then there’s Tara (Corinna Brown) and Darcy (Kizzy Edgell), who still make us cry happy tears every time we hear CHVRCHES’ “Clearest Blue.” Things seem good for them, although they’re getting caught up on one specific “L Word.” (No, not “lesbians.”)
And, wait, is that Isaac (Tobie Donovan) getting a love interest—and a storyline—of his own?
Heartstopper is also set to shake things up with a class trip to Paris, the City Of Love. And, honestly, if you ever went on a class trip when you were younger, you know they always seem to stir up emotions, cause sparks to fly, and make you crush on that crush just a little harder.
Speaking of Paris, Thibault de Montalembert (All Quiet On The Western Front) joins the cast this season as Nick’s estranged father, Stephane, who happens to live in France. We’ll also meet Nick’s older brother David (Jack Barton), Higgs Greene Grammar School student Sahar (Leila Khan), Truham faculty Mr. Farouk (Nima Taleghani), plus Elle’s new friends Naomi (Bella Priestley) and Felix (Ash Self).
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And, don’t worry: Oscar-winner Olivia Colman is set to return as Nick’s mom!
Based on the beloved webcomics and graphic novels from Alice Oseman, Season 2 will adapt Heartstopper: Volume 3, but with plenty of “new stuff” added in, according to the creator.
Heartstopper Season 2 is set to premiere Thursday, August 3 on Netflix. You can check out the trailer below:
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I am blown away how incredibly hot Kit Connor has gotten. Mr. Buff and handsome. I don’t typically even like gingers but dayum…
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I loved the first season – to be specific the gay and lesbian story.
If you watch it you’ll notice the main story is a traditional gay/lesbian being bullied at school – meets potential boyfriend, and then potential new boyfriend has issues being gay (although this is hidden rather clumsily in the story under the guise of his being bisexual, despite us not seeing any evidence at all of his fancying girls, apart from what any gay boy teen goes through! I for example as a completely gay teenager had girlfriends when i was 16 and we had lots of sex. And I wasnt then and most definitely not now, bisexual)
The author has received plaudits and much praise for being so Woke that she probably has issues sleeping cos she is SO wonderful. I mean how does one live with oneself when one is so gorgeous and woke?
So, she’s taken the basic gay teenager at school story, which is very good and very movingly handled, but not remotely original, but it is well told and leaves a nice warm fuzzy feeling in the guts.
Which brings me onto the most woke aspect of the story- the trans story between the straight boy and the trans identified man
I looked into the background of the boy actor who plays the trans-woman and it appears he was horribly bullied at school for being a camp little boy. And as we all know camp gay boys and butch girls these days are not allowed to grow up naturally to become gay and lesbian adults but are put onto the trans conveyor belt. And that is what happened to the boy who plays the trans girl.
In real life he is a camp gay boy who has been transed into a pseudo female.
Back to the story, so here we have:
1) lesbian couple
2) gay teen couple: one gay teen is bullied and one is a jock who thinks he may be bisexual
3) straight boy and trans identified gay male
Now both the lesbian and gay couple are together, which leaves the straight boy and the trans-girl who was gay.
Can you guess what’s going to happen?