Naman Ramachandran Streamer Netflix has commissioned a reboot of popular Australian young adult series “Heartbreak High,” with Fremantle Australia producing alongside Dutch production company NewBe.NewBe acquired the rights from Brian Abel, partner of the late Ben Gannon, who created and produced the original.The original series played out over seven seasons from 1994 to 1999.
Set in the fictional inner-city Sydney school Hartley High, it tackled everything from sex, drugs and crime, to multiculturalism, racism and growing up.
The new series will be set and shot in a Sydney high school, and tackle young adult issues of modern times.The reboot will have eight episodes and is set to debut in 2022.
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