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Heartstopper: Kit Connor teases ‘hotter and raunchier’ season 3

By Demetri Woode

29th July 2024

Kit Connor has teased a more “adult” season of Heartstopper. 

On 3 October, Netflix’s acclaimed teen dramedy will return for a third season with Connor reprising his role as Nick Nelson, for which he memorably won the inaugural Children’s and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performance.

In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, the actor was questioned on what fans can expect from the season, to which he responded: “We’ve aged it up a little bit. It matures a little bit with the audience and as the characters grow up, you start to see them exploring more adult topics.”

Connor continued to tease: “It gets a bit hotter, raunchier. Yeah, it’s generally just a little bit mature but still the classic Heartstopper love.”

Heartstopper season three will also see the return of Joe Locke as Charlie, Yasmin Finney as Elle, William Gao as Tao, Corinna Brown as Tara, Kizzy Edgell as Darcy, Tobie Donovan as Isaac, Jenny Walser as Tori and Rhea Norwood as Imogen.

Additional cast members include Cormac Hyde-Corrin as Harry, Fisayo Akinade as Nathan, Chetna Pandya as Coach Singh, Jensen Clayden as Oliver Spring, Bradley Riches as James, Bel Priestly as Naomi, Darragh Hand as Michael Holden, Jonathan Bailey as Jack Maddox, Hayley Atwell as Aunt Diane and Eddie Marian as Geoff.

The new season will follow Charlie as he tries to “tell Nick that he loves him,” while Nick “also has something important to say to Charlie”.

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“As the summer holiday ends and the months race on, the friends begin to realise that the school year will come with both its joys and its challenges,” reads the synopsis.

“As they learn more about each other and their relationships, plan social events and parties and start thinking about university choices, everyone must learn to lean on those they love when life doesn’t go to plan.”

In an interview with Tudum by Netflix, creator Alice Oseman said the season will “feel very different, and people will be surprised”: “This doesn’t mean that the series will stray from its core message – in fact, the first episode of season 3 is titled “Love”.”

They continued to reveal that Charlie’s mental health issues will “drive the story” in season three, and that viewers can also expect the characters to delve into more serious topics such as “sex” and “university ambitions”.

“Nick, Charlie and the Heartstopper teens are getting older, learning more about themselves and each other, and experiencing new desires, new fears, and new joys as they approach adulthood,” explained Oseman.

On 27 July, Netflix introduced fans to Hand’s character Michael Holden, which you can view below: