Heartstopper is a British coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama television series on Netflix. It is written and created by Alice Oseman and based on her webcomic and graphic novel of the same name. The series primarily tells the story of Charlie Spring, a gay schoolboy who falls in love with Nick Nelson. It also explores the lives of their friends Tao Xu, Elle Argent, Isaac Henderson, Tara Jones and Darcy Olsson. The first season of the series was released on 22 April 2022 and the second on 3 August 2023.