After a long wait, season three of Heartstopper arrived on Netflix in September and fans can’t wait for more. But will there be a fourth season? Here’s what we know so far about a possible Heartstopper season 4.
Will there be a Heartstopper season four?
Yes. But it won’t be a TV show. Heartstopper is finishing up with a movie.
“I’m so excited to embark on this journey together now that it’s no longer a secret!” the creator and showrunner Alice Oseman told Tudum in April 2025.
Oseman has actually written six volumes of Heartstopper the graphic novel series, with the sixth still not yet out on the shelves. There are also a number of novellas based in the same world, titled Solitaire, Nick and Charlie, Radio Silence, I Was Born For This, and Loveless.
According to J-14, Oseman talked about season four and the sixth installment of Heartstopper on her Patreon and how it felt seeing them come to life simultaneously.
“I will most likely be drawing vol. 6 simultaneously while writing the season 4 scripts, even if we haven’t been renewed,” she said. “And the other thing that I have to keep in mind is that I really, extremely, devoutly need the volume 6 book to come out before season 4 comes out, so people experience the end of the story from the books first. So there’s a timer counting down now.”
In April 2025, Connor shared some thoughts in an interview with Vogue.
“I’d definitely like to do it as long as it’s done right,” said the actor. “I just want to make sure that we keep the heart in it. So, we are working on something and hopefully we’re making it happen. But we’ll see. No promises. I don’t want to do it if it’s not right.”
What will season four of Heartstopper be about?
Season three was focused on the deepening connection between Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring. The couple confess their love to one another by using those three special words. Soon after, they learn love isn’t always enough to solve life’s problems. Charlie is dealing with an eating disorder throughout the season, and with Nick’s support he is able to reach out to his parents and ask for help. The couple is separated as Charlie receives inpatient treatment. Once they reunite, they find they’re both in a place to explore their relationship further and have sex for the first time. Things end on an upbeat note for the pair.
But there is some looming drama that could be explored in another season. Nick is heading to university ahead of his boyfriend. While he claims to want to stay close by, some visits to further schools make Nick realize he might need to prioritize figuring himself out over being in proximity to Charlie.
And there’s the rest of the crew. Like Nick, Imogen is trying to understand who she really is after her kisses with Sahar, Isaac is navigating his identity as an asexual and aromantic person, Elle is exploring a life of art outside of the U.K., and Tao is simply obsessed with Elle. Tara and Darcy also seem to be getting drawn in different directions, with college and a gap year ahead of them, respectively.
In the interview with Tudum, Oseman said, “The movie will be an exploration of time, memory, love, pain, the changing of the seasons, endings and beginnings, and the core element of Heartstopper: the ordinary magic of our everyday lives.”
Oseman continued, “I think this movie will explore what makes love survive, or what elevates it, or deepens it. At 18 and 17, Nick and Charlie are hurtling towards their adult lives. Many teenage relationships don’t survive that pivotal moment of change. Are Nick and Charlie a forever love? If they are, why? … An exploration of time, memory, love, pain, the changing of the seasons, endings and beginnings, and the core element of Heartstopper: the ordinary magic of our everyday lives.”
Who will be in the cast of Heartstopper season four?
Kit Connor and Joe Locke would have to be back as the stars of the show. Most likely the main cast would also be returning, including Yasmin Finney as Elle Argent, William Gao as Tao Xu, Corinna Brown as Tara Jones, Kizzy Edgell as Darcy Olsson, Tobie Donovan as Isaac Henderson, Jenny Walser as Tori Spring, Darragh Hand as Michael Holden, and Rhea Norwood as Imogen Heaney. While Olivia Colman did not return in season three due to scheduling conflicts, Hayley Atwell stepped in as Nick’s aunt and the supportive parental figure. Fingers crossed they can both make it back.
For the movie, both Connor and Locke have been elevated to Executive Producer status. In an interview with Gold Derby, Locke discussed the new role.
“I think that they’re going to regret giving it to me because I’m gonna have so much fun with it, but not in a bad way,” he joked. “I’m just really excited to learn everything I can from the experience and take it forward, you know. As an actor, you don’t really get to see much of the behind-the-scenes stuff. So it’s been, even so far, so nice getting to be in those conversations, and they’re really taking us seriously, me and Kit, which is really nice.”
He added that he and Connor have been “pretty on the same page” with their EP notes.
Has production begun?
Yes! Tudum announced that filming would begin in the summer of 2025, and indeed it has. On June 9, the official Netflix UK Instagram account announced that production had officially started. They posted a photo of Kit Connor, Alice Oseman, and Joe Locke with the caption, “‼️HUGE NEWS‼️ The Heartstopper movie is officially in production 🍂”
This post will be updated.
