After weeks of cancellations and stark revelations about subscriber losses, Netflix was finally able to share some good news: It's renewing Heartstopper for two more seasons.
The teen drama was a critical success for the streaming giant, earning a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, while audiences also flocked (the show reached the top 10 on Netflix in 54 countries).
In addition to being a hit with viewers and critics, Heartstopper has also exploded on social media. It shot straight to the top of Variety's TV trending charts in its first week of release, with over a million Twitter interactions, and stayed there for another four weeks.
Her hashtag, #heartstopper, has also amassed over 4300 billion views on TikTok.
With numbers and reactions like that, Netflix is normally quick to confirm more seasons, but it took nearly a month for executives at the streaming service to greenlight another run. Fortunately, they have now taken action and confirmed not one, but two more seasons of the hit series.
For those who fell in love with Nick and Charlie, cried to see Alice Oseman's magical story brought to life, or felt represented on screen for the first time, I'm delighted to announce... Heartstopper has been renewed for TWO MORE SEASONS! 🍂 https://t.co/m3LbFiV8v6 pic.twitter.com/Dyc4MBjQaVMay 20, 2022
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Heartstopper is a coming-of-age drama adapted from the webtoon comic and graphic novel of the same name by Alice Oseman. Set in the fictional Truham Grammar High School in England, the story follows student Charlie Spring, who falls in love with his classmate Nick Nelson. We follow the evolution of the couple's feelings and the lives of their friends and family caught up in the drama.
The show's first season was adapted from the first two volumes of Oseman's graphic novel series. Two more volumes have already been released, and a fifth and final episode is slated for the next few months, which you'd imagine will form the narrative foundation for subsequent seasons. Unless Netflix doesn't want more, that's what I could do...
Analysis: Why did it take so long for Netflix to say yes?
Considering that Netflix renewed Bridgerton for four months before the second season premiered, it seemed like an eternity for Heartstopper's already dedicated fanbase to wait before it was confirmed that more seasons were on the way.
Admittedly, Netflix has spent the last month in a world of pain. The company was forced to lay off 150 employees, confirm the end of password sharing, and cancel a large number of projects, both live and in development, so perhaps the caution about renewing Heartstopper was part of this process. .
Either way, it's nice that Netflix has some good news, and it's likely to be a renewal that will make a lot of people very, very happy.