Heartstopper is officially making the jump from adorable Netflix TV tears to full-blown cinematic emotional devastation. That’s right, bbs. The Heartstopper movie is IN. PRODUCTION. This is not a drill, this is a full-blown emotional evacuation.
Netflix made the announcement on Monday (June 9), probably while we were all peacefully minding our business and not emotionally prepared for this atomic bomb of queer teen angst. Naturally, the entire internet spontaneously combusted.
The film continues the saga of your favorite soft boi boyfriends, Nick and Charlie, as they attempt to survive the hardest challenge of all: a long-distance relationship. That’s right — forget homophobia, forget bullying — this is about texting without overthinking the emoji usage. We’re in the real trenches now.
A behind-the-scenes photo shared by Netflix shows Joe Locke and Kit Connor hanging out with Alice Oseman — a.k.a. the queer Shakespeare of our generation — and if that wasn’t enough to make your heart hiccup, it was also revealed that Joe and Kit are now executive producers. Not only are they playing gay icons, they are now running the show. This is gay world domination and I’m seated.
Now, plot details are being kept on lock tighter than a secret Spotify playlist titled “Songs That Make Me Cry While Staring at the Ceiling.” But Alice Oseman did tease that the movie will explore time, memory, love, pain, changing seasons, endings, beginnings, and — get this — the ordinary magic of our everyday lives. I don’t know what that means but I’m already ugly crying in anticipation.
According to Netflix (and possibly a psychic medium), the movie will pick up after Season 3. Nick is heading off to university, Charlie is thriving in his independent era, and they’re both about to discover that FaceTime isn’t enough when you’re in love and also chronically overthinking everything. Meanwhile, their friends are dealing with their own Gen Z drama: love, heartbreak, and trying to figure out if they can afford iced coffee during a cost-of-living crisis.
There’s no release date yet, but since filming has begun, our totally scientific guess is maybe 2026 — which gives us plenty of time to emotionally prepare, stock up on tissues, and reread the graphic novels 73 more times.
✨ TL;DR: Heartstopper movie is coming. Our souls are not ready. Gay panic levels are at DEFCON 1. Stay tuned, sweeties. ✨
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The Heartstopper movie is officially in production 🍂 pic.twitter.com/OzpUQodC7s
— Netflix (@netflix) June 9, 2025