Despite the tears, there were some beautiful moments too, including director Euros Lyn\u2019s favourite scene<\/a>, in which Tao and Yasmine\u2019s parents watch her descend the stairs of her home ready for prom. \u201cIt feels like an incredibly joyous and political and emotional moment all wrapped into one,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n Though we have a while to wait before we find out what happens next, we do know there will be a Heartstopper season 3, as Netflix confirmed a double renewal<\/a> last year. With season 2 of the LGBTQ+ romance receiving even better reviews<\/a> than the first, there\u2019s a fair chance it will continue beyond that.<\/p>\n Heartstopper creator Alice Oseman recently teased what could happen in the confirmed third season, but also offered an update on the book series the show is based on, hinting that there\u2019s plenty more for Netflix to adapt.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople who have read the books will know that there\u2019s a lot of stuff we haven\u2019t yet covered in volume four,\u201d she told Metro<\/a>. \u201cBut there\u2019s also going to be volume 5, which is coming out in December, and there\u2019ll be a volume 6 as well.<\/p>\n \u201cSo there\u2019s a lot of story left for the show to go into season 3. In season 2, we\u2019ve started to explore mental health in a big way, and I think it\u2019s pretty obvious from the way we leave the season that is going to be a big element of season three.\u201d<\/p>\n She added: \u201cWe\u2019re going to continue to look at that in a big way and explore how that affects Nick and Charlie\u2019s relationship, and all of the other friendships in the show. So people who\u2019ve read volume 4 will have a little bit of an idea of what is coming. I\u2019m really excited to take the show into that new place.\u201d<\/p>\n We can expect most of the ensemble cast<\/a> to return then.<\/p>\n One cast member who won\u2019t make a comeback for the next instalment, however, is Ben Hope<\/a>, whose exit has been confirmed by Oseman. Hope played Charlie\u2019s ex-boyfriend Sebastian Croft.<\/p>\n Want to know more? Read on for everything we know so far about Heartstopper season 3 \u2013 and don\u2019t forget to listen to the Heartstopper soundtrack<\/a> too.<\/p>\n Heartstopper season 3 does not yet have a release date on Netflix, but it\u2019s likely the next edition will arrive approximately one year from now, which would suggest a launch in summer\/autumn 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n It\u2019s unlikely that Heartstopper season 3 will be seriously affected by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and Writers Guild of America (WGA) strikes currently taking place, as it is a UK production associated with British unions.<\/p> While there has been no confirmed cast list for Heartstopper season 3 just yet, it\u2019s very likely that all of your favourites will be returning, including Kit Connor and Joe Locke as boyfriends Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring.<\/p>\n The cast also includes Yasmin Finney and William Gao as newly coupled-up Elle and Tao, and Corinna Brown and Kizzy Edgell as longtime girlfriends Tara and Darcy.<\/p>\n Tobie Donovan also stars as bookworm Isaac, Rhea Norwood plays self-proclaimed ally Imogen, and Leila Khan made a strong impression with her season 2 debut as Sahar.<\/p>\n Fans will also be excited to see what the future holds for teachers Mr Ajayi and Mr Farouk, played by Fisayo Akinade and Nima Taleghani respectively, who started down their road to romance in the recent episodes.<\/p>\n One cast member who won\u2019t be returning is\u00a0Sebastian Croft as Ben Hope, whose character arc reached its natural conclusion in season 2, when he unsuccessfully attempted to reconcile with Charlie before moving schools.<\/p>\n In an interview with Netflix\u2019s TUDUM<\/a>, Oseman said that \u201cBen\u2019s role in Heartstopper is now complete\u201d, explaining that she and Croft both felt strongly about not giving the character a redemption arc.<\/p>\n \u201cBen can become a better person, but Charlie should not have to witness that, endorse it, or offer any forgiveness. And so he won\u2019t,\u201d added Oseman.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were in constant debate about finding the line between Ben being unrealistically demonic and too sympathetic. I feel we found that line and I am so proud and honoured that Sebastian has been a part of Heartstopper.<\/p>\n \u201cI know that he\u2019ll go on to do incredible things, and I will be cheering from the sidelines all the way.\u201d<\/p>\n There are no plot details for Heartstopper season 3 just yet, but its likely the story would be at least partly inspired by the fourth volume of Alice Oseman\u2019s series of graphic novels.<\/p>\n If so, the writer could continue delving into Charlie\u2019s mental health \u2013 specifically, his battle with an eating disorder \u2013 as well as his desire to say \u201cI love you\u201d to Nick for the first time.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll also find out how Tao and Elle get on with a long-distance relationship, while Tara and Darcy bounce back from their wobble in season 2 and Isaac continues his research into asexuality.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no trailer for Heartstopper season 3 just yet, but we\u2019ll update this page when new footage arrives.<\/p>\n Heartstopper is available to stream on Netflix. Check out more of our Drama<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> and Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<\/strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n When will be reunited with the internet’s favourite friendship group? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":35639,"template":"","categories":[6,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/heartstopper-season-3-release-date-speculation-and-latest-news-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/heartstopper-season-3-release-date-speculation-and-latest-news-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/heartstopper-season-3-release-date-speculation-and-latest-news-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/heartstopper-season-3-release-date-speculation-and-latest-news-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/heartstopper-season-3-release-date-speculation-and-latest-news-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/heartstopper-season-3-release-date-speculation-and-latest-news-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/heartstopper-season-3-release-date-speculation-and-latest-news-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"When will be reunited with the internet's favourite friendship group?","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/35638"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Heartstopper season 3 release date speculation<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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