Review: Two Perspectives on Netflix’s ‘Heartstopper’

Last month, Netflix released the first season of Heartstopper, an original TV show based on the graphic novel series by Alice Oseman. The story follows Charlie Spring, a gay teenager navigating high school, friendships, and mental health. Charlie meets Nick Nelson, an athlete with a golden retriever personality, and the two become close friends early on. Charlie develops a crush on Nick, who everyone...

In 2015, Alice Oseman published a novel titled Nick and Charlie, and in 2018, she released a graphic novel called Heartstopper, following the same characters. On April 22, Netflix released a new show based on Heartstopper. Heartstopper follows Charlie Spring’s and Nick Nelson’s ever-growing relationship at an all-boys grammar school. Charlie, an openly gay boy who tends to overthink, is sea...