
Heartstopper season 2 news reported by DigitalSpyrevealed there was an open casting call for "a non-binary or female plus-sized actor of British South Asian heritage." This was for the role of a year 11 student named Sahar Zahid, who will be played by industry newcomer Leila Khan. Olivia Colman will undoubtedly return as Nick’s mom Sarah, and Heartstopper season 2 couldn’t be back without Joe Locke and Kit Connor as Charlie and Nick.Īctor Bradley Riches has been upgraded from a background student character to play Truman student James McEwan. Similarly, William Gao and Tobie Donovan will return as Tao and Isaac, respectively, and Corinna Brown and Kizzy Edgell will likely return as Tara and Darcy, Elle’s new friends. Charlie’s friends will surely come back, including Doctor Who newcomer Yasmin Finney, who will return as Elle. Some reassuring Heartstopper season 2 news is that the season 1 cast will be returning for season 2. While deviating from the source material isn't always ideal, the fact that Oseman has written it should come as some consolation. "But there’s not enough in the book to take a whole season of TV, so there had to be a lot of creation of new stuff," Oseman shared. Heartstopper season 2 news reports that it's based on volume 3 of the comics, however, Oseman had to write a lot of new things to incorporate into the story in order to flesh it out. Webcomic creator Alice Oseman also revealed to Netflix's Tudum site that season 2 will see a lot of new content that isn't in the original comics. In a YouTube announcement via Netflix, the cast of Heartstopper revealed that season 2 will debut on Netflix on August 3rd, 2023.

Other Heartstopper season 2 news confirms that a release date has been given for the sophomore season. Filming of the latest season had a surprisingly quick turnaround, as season 2 filming only began in late September of the same year. Production on the next installment ended in December 2022, as confirmed by an Instagram post from Netflix UK.
