Alice Oseman hints at what to expect from Heartstopper’s third season. (Getty)
Falling for something creator Alice Oseman has hinted that mental health will be an important element of the third season of the hit series, which has already been with the green light from Netflix.
The LGBTQ+ coming-of-age series follows the romance between rugby player Nick Nelson and openly gay classmate Charlie Spring, alongside other queer teens and adults.
The second seasonwhich dropped last week, has already received rave reviews and endless praise from fans for his representation of LGBTQ+ teachers, asexuality And Candid discussion around mental health.
Many fans have already devoured all eight episodes and are demanding a third season. that Oseman confirmed that she was already writing.
“In season two, we started to explore mental health in depth, and I think it’s pretty obvious from the way we’re leaving the season that it’s going to be an important part of season three.” , she said. Metro.
“We’re going to continue to look at this in depth and explore how it affects Nick and Charlie’s relationship, as well as all of the other friendships on the show.”
As for where the material came from, Oseman explained: “People who have read the books will know that there’s a lot of stuff we haven’t covered yet in volume four, which is out now.
“People who have read volume four will have an idea of what’s coming. I’m really excited to bring the show to this new location.
The first season was based on volumes one and two, while season two covered an expanded version of the third volume. Since the second season included scenes, characters and subplots not included in the novelswe can expect a similar approach in the future.
” There will also be volume fivewhich comes out in December, and there will be a volume six too,” Oseman promised. “So there’s a lot of story left for the show. »
During the second season, Nick struggled to come out as bisexual to his friends and family. Charlie, who was bullied after coming out as gay, tries to protect Nick from the same fate as his own as he struggles with an eating disorder himself and deals with his past trauma.
In addition to exploring these difficult topics, season three will follow supporting characters. In the second season, best friends Tao and Elle finally confronted their feelings for each other, Darcy confided in Tara about his strained relationship with his mother, and Isaac felt seen for the first time after discovering asexuality.
There is currently no release date for season three. The second season is streaming on Netflix NOW.
