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Heartstopper creator Alice Oseman has her fingerprint all over the beloved Netflix show that’s based on her graphic novels. Since its premiere in 2022, Heartstopper has garnered a passionate fandom which has only grown, season after season. With the arrival of Season 3 (which holds 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes) comes a new era for the queer teen drama, one that matures with a sensitive handling of mental illness, transphobia, and sex.
“I’m so, so relieved it's finally out in the world,” Oseman—the creator, writer, executive producer and, as of Season 3, director—tells The Daily Beast’s Obsessed. “I’m having a lot of fun reading everyone's reactions, it seems to be going down really well!”
Oseman’s Heartstopper had humble beginnings as a Tumblr comic before being published as a graphic novel, and now adapted for Netflix with Oseman as the screenwriter. The sweet high school romance of Charlie (Joe Locke) and Nick (Kit Connor) has captured the hearts of viewers who swoon over their giddy teenage infatuation and welcome the wholesome representation of LGBTQ+ youth, which extends on the show to trans teen Elle (Yasmin Finney), non-binary Darcy (Kizzy Edgell), and asexual Isaac (Tobie Donovan).
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