Warning: This article contains spoilers fromHeartstopperseason 2.
We see that in season 2, which is available to stream now on Netflix.
Read EW’s full interview with Oseman aboutHeartstopperseason 2 and the upcoming season 3 below.
The ‘Heartstopper’ gang of season 2.Samuel Dore/Netflix
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Season 2 felt a lot more like an ensemble piece compared to the first season.
Was that by design?
ALICE OSEMAN:Definitely.
Joe Locke and Kit Connor star as Charlie and Nick in ‘Heartstopper’ season 2.Samuel Dore/Netflix
Also, we have Tara and Darcy who are kind of the perfect couple in season 1.
They’ve been together the longest out of everyone.
What characters were you most excited to explore more in the show?
Tao (William Gao) and Elle (Yasmin Finney) go on their first date in ‘Heartstopper’ season 2.Netflix
I love all my characters.
I can’t choose.
That’s the story that I have very rarely ever seen on TV and film.
Fisayo Akinade’s Mr. Ajayi and Nima Taleghani’s Mr Farouk in ‘Heartstopper’ season 2.Teddy Cavendish/Netflix
ButHeartstopperis about balancing the light with the dark, and I think that becomes particularly clear in season 2.
It’s a really relatable experience I think a lot of people go through, particularly young queer people.
Do you have a particular guiding principle for how to balance the light with the dark?
Also, there are things later in the season surrounding mental health that we completely tell rather than show.
As you were developing this particular character relationship, were you paying attention to real-world events?
It’s impossible not to be aware of that stuff at the moment.
It’s the same situation in the U.K., really.
People are constantly trying to politicize the existence of trans teens.
Just let them be teens.
Just let them enjoy their lives, go on adventures.
I do hope it does some good.
Was there any specific audience feedback from season 1 that informed season 2?
I remember fans were loving the little hints of Tao and Elle’s relationship back then.
I mean, so many.
I read way too much of people’s opinions aboutHeartstopper.
Were you developing season 2 and season 3 simultaneously?
I’ve started writing it right now.
It’s very much underway.
There’s truly nothing I hate more than a show that gets canceled on a cliffhanger.
There’s so much new stuff that gives us so much to play with in season 3.
I feel very comfortable letting the show be its own thing.
I feel excited to get to expandHeartstopperfor the show.
Heartstopperseason 2 is now streaming on Netflix.
