Netflix has today announced that Heartstopper will return for two more seasons, produced by See-Saw Films. The graphic novel author and illustrator Alice Oseman returns as writer and creator.
Can't wait for @AliceOseman and co. to do even more wonderful things with these characters! 💕 pic.twitter.com/taZeVZm9ou
— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) May 20, 2022
Can't wait for @AliceOseman and co. to do even more wonderful things with these characters! 💕 pic.twitter.com/taZeVZm9ou
— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) May 20, 2022
Since the series debuted in April 2022:
Heartstopper weekly book sales in the US have increased 1700%. Volume 1 is currently the number one YA fiction book in the US and featured on the NYT bestseller list. The series has a 100% Critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes and is ‘certified fresh’.
Talent Instagram followings have exploded with Kit Connor at 3.4M and Joe Locke at 2.5M, both had just over 100K followers a month prior to launch. On TikTok, #heartstopper has now amassed over 4.3B views.
Heartstopper, for the fourth consecutive week, topped Variety’s Trending TV chart the week of May 9-15. The Trending TV chat tracks audience interactions across Twitter including tweets, retweets, likes and hashtags. The series reached the Netflix Top Ten list in 54 countries.