Heartstopper‘s Kit Connor previews a big moment for Charlie, as the Netflix teen drama prepares to wrap with a movie. The farewell film, titled Heartstopper Forever, is executive produced by Connor and co-star Joe Locke. It’ll serve as a series ender, focusing on Nick (Connor) and Charlie (Locke) as they face their biggest challenge yet and begin to go down different paths.

Franchise creator Alice Oseman, who wrote the graphic novels on which the show is based, will write the farewell movie. Wash Westmoreland, who wrote the Oscar-nominated film Still Alice, will step behind the camera to direct. Several notable Heartstopper cast members are set to reprise their roles, though an exact release date has not been announced.

Interviewing fellow British actor Louis Patridge for VMan, Connor offered a window into what fans can expect from Heartstopper Forever. In the interview, which was conducted before the Netflix movie had wrapped shooting, Connor briefly mentions a “quite a steamy scene” for the two main characters. Read the exchange below:

LP: You just started Heartstopper, right?

KC: Yeah, literally week one. So I was doing rugby training today, hence all the mud and lovely stuff—my favorite thing to do.

LP: If it isn’t rugby training, it’s SEAL training. That’s just amazing.

KC: Always some kind of throwing myself on the ground. We shot quite a steamy scene yesterday. So again, throwing myself on the ground in a different way.

What This Means For The Heartstopper Movie

The upcoming Netflix Original will pick up after the Heartstopper season 3 finale, which teased the possibility of Nick and Charlie entering the next phase of their lives. Part of that connects to a more mature depiction of the protagonists, which the show has been building to all along. It is significant because it’s a question that has been built steadily over the course of three seasons.

Based on what’s known about Heartstopper Forever, Charlie and Nick will have to face the realities of a long-distance relationship. Nick prepares to leave for university, just as Charlie begins to find his own independence. They face doubts, with their friendship group also facing its share of ups and downs.

The movie, which hails from See-Saw films, is also executive-produced by Oseman, Euros Lyn, Patrick Walters, Iain Canning, and Emile Sherman. It will tackle the question of whether the bonds formed early in life can withstand changes and the general uncertainty of growing older in a new environment.

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Netflix’s fan-favorite series has a reputation for keeping things on a positive note. But within that framework, Heartstopper Forever has room to give long-time viewers what they hope to see in a way that they might not have expected. That is partly why, for those who love Nick and Charlie, not to mention their scene-stealing friends, there’s excitement about what comes next.

Heartstopper

8/10

Release Date

2022 – 2024-00-00

Showrunner

Alice Oseman

Directors

euros lyn, Andy Newbery

Writers

Alice Oseman