Heartstopper Trivia | 30 facts about the Netflix series

«Heartstopper» is a British coming-of-age romantic comedy television series on Netflix, adapted from the webcomic and graphic novel of the same name.

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1. Heartstopper is a British coming-of-age romantic comedy television series on Netflix.
2. It was adapted from the webcomic and graphic novel of the same name by Alice Oseman.
3. The script was written by Oseman herself.
4. The series primarily tells the story of Charlie Spring (Joe Locke), a gay schoolboy who falls in love with classmate Nick Nelson (Kit Connor), whom he sits next to in his new form. It also explores the lives of Tao (William Gao), Elle (Yasmin Finney), Tara (Corinna Brown) and Darcy (Kizzy Edgell).
5. The television rights for the series were purchased by See-Saw Films in 2019, and Netflix acquired distribution rights in 2021.
6. Euros Lyn was enlisted as the director.
7. Filming took place from April to June that year, with teasers released throughout the timeframe.
8. Various pre-existing songs were used as the series’ soundtrack, in addition to an original score by Adiescar Chase.
9. The cinematographic styles and colour grading were planned ahead to give the series atmospheric elegance, amplified by the use of traditional animation adapted from the source material.
10. Heartstopper was released on 22 April 2022.
11. It received critical acclaim, particularly for its tone and pacing, as well as its representation of the LGBT community.
12. It gained instant popularity.
13. It was amongst the top 10 English series on Netflix in just two days.
14. It also increased the popularity of the graphic novels as well as the series’ songs.
15. On 20 May 2022, it was announced that Heartstopper was renewed for a second and third season.
16. In the 8th episode, Alice Oseman can be spotted on the train.
17. Kit Connor originally auditioned for the role of Charlie Spring.
18. The characters of Imogen and Isaac are original to the series and not in the original graphic novels.
19. According to Alice Oseman, Imogen was created to give Nick a friend that wasn’t a member of the main group, and to bring “a bit more drama and angst” to the story.
20. Also, Isaac replaces the character of Aled, who Oseman felt she couldn’t give him a satisfying storyline without ignoring important elements from her novel “Radio Silence.”
21. Executive producer Patrick Walters backed the original Heartstopper volume one campaign on Kickstarter and pitched the show to See-Saw management after reading the comic.
22. On May 20th 2022 It was announced by Alice Oseman that the show was renewed for two more seasons.
23. Olivia Colman filmed her scenes in just two days.
24. Alice Oseman’s books can be seen on charlie spring’s bookshelf.
25. Olivia Coleman was so moved by Kit Connor’s performance during a rehearsal of the coming out scene she started to cry. Initially Kit thought she was acting until she had to check her script because she’d forgotten her lines.
26. In the last scene of Season 1 Episode 1, it shows Nick staring out the car window smiling while an animation of seagulls fly past the screen. This is foreshadowing the last scene in Season 1 Episode 8, when Nick and Charlie have their first official date with Nick taking them to the beach for the day.
27. Filming began on location throughout the United Kingdom in April 2021 and finished that June. It mostly took place in Berkshire.
28. A selection of songs used in the soundtrack for the series were released digitally on Spotify under the title Heartstopper: Official Mixtape to coincide with the series’ release on 22 April 2022.
29. The series’ episode titles were released on 19 April, before the series’ episodes were released on 22 April 2022.
30. On 8 July 2022, an open casting call was announced for a 16-year-old character named Sahar Zahid, a British female or non-binary of South Asian descent.