EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has rounded out the cast for Heartstopper, See-Saw Films’ eight-part adaptation of Alice Oseman’s YA graphic novel of the same name.Joining leads Joe Locke and Kit Connor are Yasmin Finney, a 17-year-old British Black trans woman, who was recently cast in Billy Porter’s directorial debut What If?.
They will be joined by newcomers William Gao, Corinna Brown, Kizzy Edgell, Cormac Hyde-Corrin, Tobie Donovan, and Rhea Norwood.
Game Of Thrones actor Sebastian Croft also stars.Heartstopper tells the story of Nick and Charlie (Locke and Connor), two British teens at an all-boys grammar school.
Charlie, a high-strung, openly gay overthinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, one day are made to sit together.
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