#FIRSTLOOK: “HEARTSTOPPER” RENEWED FOR SECOND SEASON

HEARTSTOPPER has been a huge breakout hit for Netflix and just announced is an upcoming second season of the beloved Series.

Some metrics since the Series premiered in April:

•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 [Source: NPD BookScan]

•The series has a 100% Critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes and is ‘certified fresh’ [Source: Rotten Tomatoes]

•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 [Source: TikTok]

•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 [Source: Variety]

•The series reached the Netflix Top Ten list in 54 countries [Source: Netflix Top 10]

Season 1 Synopsis:
Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. When gentle Charlie and rugby-loving Nick meet at secondary school, they quickly discover that their unlikely friendship is blossoming into an unexpected romance. Charlie, Nick and their circle of friends must navigate the ever-relatable journey of self discovery and acceptance, supporting each other as they learn to find their most authentic selves.

HEARTSTOPPER is streaming now on Netflix.

(Photo/video credit: Netflix)