'Heartstopper' Trailer: Watch Nick and Charlie Navigate Their Relationship in Season 2

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. Ahead of the YA series' return to Netflix in August, the streaming platform shared the official trailer for season 2, teasing what's to come as Nick (Kit Connor) and Charlie (Joe Locke) navigate their new relationship and everyone finds themselves on the road as they travel to Paris.

According to Netflix and as previewed in the trailer, Tara (Corinna Brown) and Darcy (Kizzy Edgell) will «face unforeseen challenges» while Tao (William Gao) and Elle (Yasmin Finney) «work out if they can ever be more than just friends.» Additionally, there are plenty of daily high school pressures the gang has to juggle this year, «with exams on the horizon, a school trip to Paris and a prom to plan.» Returning for eight new episodes, the award-winning series is created, executive produced and written by Alice Oseman, who adapted her own graphic novel for the screen, with Euros Lyn, who helmed all of season 1, serving as director and executive producer.

The season 2 cast also includes Sebastian Croft as Ben, Tobie Donovan as Isaac, Rhea Norwood as Imogen, Jenny Walser as Tori, Cormac Hyde-Corrin as Harry and Olivia Colman as Nick's mother, Sarah.

While speaking to Netflix ahead of the writers and actors strike, Oseman teased how season 2 will be different from the first installment of. «I want each season to feel like an evolution, to tackle new ideas and themes, and for us to see the characters changing and growing, while also preserving the hopeful heart of ,» she said. «In season 2, the characters are all maturing in their romances, their identities, and their outlooks on life and the future.