Olivia Colman will not be returning for Season 3 of Netflix’s Heartstopper. “I couldn’t do number three. I couldn’t fit it in.
I feel awful about that,” the Oscar-winner told Forbes in an interview today. And it’s not because she doesn’t want to. Colman, who recurred in the series as Sarah Nelson, called the series “one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever been part of.” Last May shortly after Season 1 debuted, Heartstopper got a rare — for Netflix — two-season pickup.
Netflix announced last week that the eight-episode Season 3 will premiere in October. Creator Alice Oseman took to her Instagram Story today to address the series’ evolution in Season 3. “Nick’s story from the comics is still there, still infinitely important to me, and Sarah’s role as emotional support for Nick will shift to other characters in the story for now.
If we get a season four, I would love for Olivia to be a part of it again!” In Season 3, per the official logline: “Charlie would like to tell Nick that he loves him.
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