Heartstopper is an English coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama television series. It is based on Alice Oseman's webcomic and graphic novel of the same name. The series tells the story of Charlie Spring (Joe Locke), a gay schoolboy who falls in love with classmate Nick Nelson. It also explores the lives of their friends Tao Xu (William Gao), Elle Argent (Yasmin Finney), Isaac Henderson (Tobie Donovan), Tara Jones (Corinna Brown) and Darcy Olsson (Kizzy Edgell) The first season received nine nominations and five wins for the inaugural ceremony of the Children's and Family Emmy Awards.