{"id":47781,"date":"2024-03-14T12:56:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T11:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2009128"},"modified":"2024-03-14T13:59:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T12:59:41","slug":"heartstopper-fans-certain-jonathan-bailey-has-joined-season-3-cast","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/heartstopper-fans-certain-jonathan-bailey-has-joined-season-3-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"Heartstopper fans certain Jonathan Bailey has joined season 3 cast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> It seems Bailey will be playing Jack Maddox in the series. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 14 March 2024 at 11:56 AM<\/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>The cast of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming\/netflix\/\">Netflix<\/a>\u2018s LGBTQ+ teen drama <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/heartstopper-season-3-release-date\/\">Heartstopper<\/a> may be growing once more, as it appears <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/bridgerton-season-3-release-date-2\/\">Bridgerton<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/fellow-travelers-bailey-bomer-chemistry-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Fellow Travelers<\/a> star Jonathan Bailey has joined the series.<\/p>\n<p>While it has yet to be confirmed by Netflix that Bailey has been cast, fans noticed that images posted to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jack__maddox?igsh=MXN3NG40YjgzeTd1eA%3D%3D\">Instagram account<\/a> under the name Jack Maddox showed the star dressed like a character of a similar name from a mini-comic illustrated by Heartstopper creator Alice Oseman.<\/p>\n<p>In one of the images, Bailey is seen dressed in a cardigan, a shirt and glasses, and is holding a book by Jack Maddox, titled 10 Things I Hate About Plato.<\/p>\n<p>In other images, he is holding a sign supporting trans rights. The images have since been taken down.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> has reached out to Netflix for comment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">jonathan bailey is playing jack maddox, the scholar that charlie and nick are infatuated with, in heartstopper season 3 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gXzLdiXSlI\">pic.twitter.com\/gXzLdiXSlI<\/a><\/p>\u2014 daily joe locke (@dailyjlocke) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dailyjlocke\/status\/1767915306687897687?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Jack Maddox appears to have been inspired by Henry Maddox, a character who appeared in Lauren James\u2019s mini-comic The Ethics of Infatuation Dynamics. That comic sees Charlie develop a crush on Maddox, who is a classics lecturer and TV presenter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/wreck-season-2-bbc-three-first-look-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">First look at Wreck season 2 as Heartstopper\u2019s Bradley Riches joins cast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/heartstopper-season-3-teaser-milestone-newsupdate\/\">Heartstopper season 3 teaser hints at milestone for Nick and Charlie<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fans were quick to express their excitement at the thought of Bailey appearing in the show, with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iris_bee_\/status\/1768066181804519509\">one saying<\/a> \u201cwhoever cast Jonathan Bailey in Heartstopper deserves a raise and a fruit basket and has my eternal gratitude\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mvrlance\/status\/1767932552889631211\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Another posted<\/a> that \u201cJonathan Bailey has loved Heartstopper and always been so supportive of the cast and now he\u2019s part of it\u201d, alongside a crying emoji.<\/p>\n<p>If Bailey has joined the cast, he will be appearing alongside new star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/heartstopper-michael-holden-season-3-newsupdate\/\">Darragh Hand, who is playing Michael Holden<\/a>, as well as, reportedly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/heartstopper-cast-netflix\/\">Hayley Atwell<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Atwell is said to be playing Nick\u2019s maternal aunt Diane in the show\u2019s third season, who in the graphic novels suggests to Nick that he should bring Charlie to Menorca the next year. As with Bailey\u2019s casting, this has not yet been confirmed.<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/heartstopper-season-3-in-production-newsupdate\/\">Season 3 went into production<\/a> back in October 2023, with plot details currently yet to be announced by Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>One project that fans know for certain they will see Bailey in this year is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/wicked-release-date\/\">Wicked: Part 1<\/a>, the musical adaptation in which he is playing Fiyero Tigelaar.<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"f22e84dcd0ec165f1d19595ebea983632ed56aa3\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"f22e84dcd0ec165f1d19595ebea983632ed56aa3\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p><strong>Heartstopper seasons 1 and 2 are available to stream on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81059939\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" rel=\"noopener\">TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<a id=\"OWAd6a6c3ba-49f5-0b08-841b-80c9962943d5\" title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\" data-outlook-id=\"d924bd7f-8d7d-4a43-8a69-d0ab002c6117\">subscribe now<\/a>. 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