Based on Krystal Sutherland’s high school-set novel, Chemical Hearts is a multi-layered study of teen grief marred by ethical ambiguity.
Austin Abrams (Euphoria, This Is Us), plays Henry, the blueprint of a male high school protagonist. With a clean jawline, wiry frame and endless supply of knitted sweaters, the auspicious writer craves a ticket out of his self-described “unremarkable” life.
Escape seems imminent when new student Grace is turns up in class, a standoffish fellow wordsmith who walks with a cane and is played by Lili Reinhart (Hustlers, Riverdale).As the pair rub shoulders and share lingering glances while working together on the school paper, Grace’s detached air, huge opal eyes and mutual intellect act as catnip to Henry..
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