The debut of Netflix’s “Heartstopper” was the talk of Twitter over the weekend, catapulting over the competition and landing in the No. 1 spot on PvNew’s Trending TV chart for the week of April 18 to 24. The series pulled in 929,000 engagements with its eight-episode debut, as viewers zipped through the 30-minute installments.
The British coming-of-age romance is based on the queer Webtoon comic and graphic novel of the same name by Alice Oseman. It follows high schooler Charlie Spring (Joe Locke), who falls in love with his classmate Nick Nelson (Kit Connor). So far in the few days since the series has been available on the streaming service, viewers have lauded its LGBTQ+ representations as well as the overall story and strong acting.
Yasmin Finney, William Gao, Cormac Hyde-Corrin, Tobie Donovan, Rhea Norwood, Sebastian Croft and Olivia Colman also star.
Heartstopper is out now on @netflix worldwide. This story is the light of my life. I hope it brings you joy
