But first, they really need you to watch season 1.
Heartstopperis a reminder that joy sells.
AndHeartstopperis nothing if not full of light.
Kit Connor and Joe Locke on ‘Heartstopper’.Netflix
Charlie is more of an introvert, completely content with his small group of friends and his nerdy status.
Nick is the super popular rugby player, friends with the very people that bully Charlie.
But when Nick meets Charlie, everything changes.
As Nick starts to question his sexuality, he also starts to question his choice of friends.
For stars Locke and Connor, joining the show was a no-brainer.
But now, they just really want to get the chance to keep telling Nick and Charlie’s story.
EW had a quick chat with the duo about their experience and what makes the show so special.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Starting at the beginning, how did you guys find this project?
And so a family friend was like, “Joe you should go for this.”
And I was like, “Yeah you know what, why not?
What’s the worst that could happen?”
KIT CONNOR:I got it via my agent.
Did you audition for your roles originally?
Was there a chemistry read between you both?
CONNOR:It was a very interesting day.
By the time we were filming and rehearsing it was like, at least we knew each other.
I think immediately the team could see some chemistry between the whole cast.
LOCKE:I did a chemistry read with two different Nicks.
CONNOR:And I did one with two different Charlies.
It was very confusing at different times.
But we found one another, Joe and I, we found one another.
LOCKE:When we did the chemistry read, everyone else was whittled down.
LOCKE:Thank you Kit.
Once you got the roles, did you get to talk to Alice about the characters?
What was the process of actually getting to know Nick and Charlie?
CONNOR:Before rehearsals we had separate Zoom calls with the different teams.
It was like having aHeartstopperBible there all day.
Fingers crossed we get a second season.
If we do, what would you like to see explored?
I think it’d be really great to look at that more.
CONNOR:I completely agree that that would be a really interesting topic to tackle.
But also yeah, touching on what Joe said.
[Laughs]
CONNOR:For sure, season 1 is the priority.
LOCKE:Go watch it, otherwise it won’t happen!
Heartstopperseason 1 is on Netflix now.
