{"id":46226,"date":"2024-02-20T14:31:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T13:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1995199"},"modified":"2024-02-20T14:50:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T13:50:51","slug":"heartstopper-stars-romcom-gets-new-release-date-and-trailer-after-delay","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/heartstopper-stars-romcom-gets-new-release-date-and-trailer-after-delay\/","title":{"rendered":"Heartstopper star\u2019s romcom gets new release date and trailer after delay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> How to Date Billy Walsh will land on Prime Video this spring after its release date was pushed back. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 20 February 2024 at 13:31 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Amazon Prime Video has confirmed the release date for How to Date Billy Walsh, its upcoming romcom starring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/heartstopper-season-3-release-date\/\">Heartstopper<\/a>\u2018s Sebastian Croft and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/bridgerton-season-3-release-date-2\/\">Bridgerton<\/a>\u2018s Charithra Chandran.<\/p>\n<p>The film was originally meant to land on the streamer back in September 2023, but the release date was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/heartstopper-sebastian-croft-how-date-billy-walsh-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pushed back<\/a> indefinitely in August.<\/p>\n<p>In a recently released statement, however, Prime Video has confirmed that <strong>How to Date Billy Walsh will land on Friday 5th April 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A recently released trailer also teases what\u2019s in store for Croft\u2019s Archie, who has been in love with his best friend Amelia (Chandran) for as long as he can remember.<\/p>\n<p>Just before he musters up the courage to confess his feelings, however, she reveals she\u2019s fallen for American transfer student Billy Walsh (Cobra Kai\u2019s Tanner Buchanan). Cue all sorts of shenanigans as Archie attempts to keep the pair apart.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"How To Date Billy Walsh | Official Teaser | Prime Video\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1cw1dYxcbu4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Croft is best known for playing Charlie\u2019s abusive ex-boyfriend Ben Hope in Heartstopper, and will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/heartstopper-ben-hope-sebastian-croft-exit-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">not be returning<\/a> to the Netflix series.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of playing Archie in the Amazon original, he said: \u201cI\u2019m thrilled that audiences will get to see How to Date Billy Walsh. The process of bringing this uniquely British romcom to life has been an incredible journey, and I\u2019m eager to see it bring the same level of joy into people\u2019s homes that we experienced whilst making the movie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/mia-mckenna-bruce-bafta-rising-star-interview\/\">Mia McKenna-Bruce on BAFTA Rising star nod and idolising Kate Winslet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"standard-card-new__article-title qa-card-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/damsel-trailer-millie-bobby-brown-netflix-newsupdate\/\">Stranger Things\u2019 Millie Bobby Brown stars in trailer for new movie Damsel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Speaking of her role, Bridgerton\u2019s Chandran added: \u201cPlaying Amelia has been an incredibly rewarding experience for me, and I couldn\u2019t be happier for others to get to see how much fun we had making this funny, heart-warming film for Prime Video.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joining Croft, Chandran and Buchanan in the cast are Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory), Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz), Guz Khan (Army of Thieves), Lucy Punch (Motherland) and newcomer Daisy Jelley (London Kills).<\/p> <p><strong>How to Date Billy Walsh will premiere on Prime Video on Friday 5th April 2024. <\/strong><strong>R<\/strong><strong>ead more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Film<\/a>\u00a0coverage, or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" rel=\"noopener\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[squirrel-affiliate-playlist squirrel_playlist_id=\u201d609\u2033 \/]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310, PLUS a \u00a310 John Lewis and Partners voucher delivered to your home \u2013\u00a0<a id=\"LPNoLPOWALinkPreview\" title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\">subscribe now<\/a>. 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