The Heartstopper Leads Helped Write Their Own Ending

By The Backlot

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Two young men smile at each other near the ocean at golden hour, facing one another in casual clothes against a soft pastel sky.

Netflix could have made a fifth season of Heartstopper. Instead they made a film, and when they did, Kit Connor and Joe Locke became executive producers with real creative input over how their characters' story would end.

Locke said they "actually put some effort in and took it seriously." Connor described the role as being the "creative input and mouthpiece for the cast," all of whom cared about their characters' endings.

For Alice Oseman, who created the original graphic novel, the film closes a decade of her life. "It has been nearly 10 years," she said. "It's basically been my 20s."

Heartstopper Forever is on Netflix. If you haven't seen the series, start there. If you have, you already know you're watching this.

Quick Facts

The Heartstopper Leads Helped Write Their Own Ending

DirectorWash Westmoreland

CastKit Connor, Joe Locke, William Gao, Yasmin Finney, Corinna Brown

GenreRomance, Drama

Release2026-07-14

Runtime110 min

Rated7.3/10

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Kit Connor and Joe Locke helped shape how Nick and Charlie's story ends on Heartstopper Forever. It's on Netflix now. #Heartstopper #Backlot

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Kit Connor and Joe Locke were actual executive producers on Heartstopper Forever and shaped how Nick and Charlie's story ends. It's on Netflix. #Heartstopper #Backlot

For Alice Oseman, who created the original graphic novel, the film closes a decade of her life. "It has been nearly 10 years," she said. "It's basically been my 20s."

Heartstopper Forever is on Netflix. If you haven't seen the series, start there. If you have, you already know you're watching this.