But the modest-budget British series, which features an up-and-coming young main cast as well as Olivia Coleman as a guest star and Stephe Fry as a voiceover, it has had an outsized cultural impact.
It is one of the best reviewed series of Netflix with 100% in Rotten Tomatoes and has also received praise for its LGBTQ representation. The show has also made a splash on social media, topping Twitter trends for several weeks, catapulting Kit Connor Y joe locke to top celebrity status with his Instagram followers exploding from just over 100,000 each prior to the series premiere to 3.4 million (Connor) and 2.5 million (Locke). On TikTok, #heartstopper has amassed over 4.3 billion views.
The series’ influence has quickly gone beyond television and social media. heart stopper has been dominating Billboard’s Top TV Song chart, and US weekly sales of the book on which the series is based have soared 1,700%. Volume 1 is currently the No.1 YA fiction book in the US and appears on the NYT bestseller list.
Oseman returns as a writer and creator for seasons 2 and 3. In season 1, when kindhearted Charlie (Locke) and rugby-loving Nick (Connor) meet in high school, they soon discover that their unlikely friendship is turning in an unexpected romance. Charlie, Nick and their circle of friends must navigate the ever relatable journey of self-discovery and acceptance, supporting each other as they learn to find their most authentic selves.
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