Heartstopper Book Series: Is Heartstopper Based On The First Book?

Heartstopper is a British coming-of-age romance streaming television series developed for Netflix based on the webcomic and graphic novel of the same name by Alice Oseman.

The series was released on 22 April 2022.

Alice Oseman published her first book – a prose novel rather than a graphic novel.

In the first episode, Truham High School student Charlie Spring is in a forced relationship with a boy named Ben Hope.

In his new form class, Charlie is assigned to sit next to Nick Nelson, who he develops feelings for.

They become friends, though Charlie is unsure of Nick’s sexuality. Nick invites him to join the rugby team, and he accepts. After Charlie annnounces breakup, Ben forcibly kisses him, and Nick fends him off.

Meanwhile, one of Charlie’s friends, Elle Argent, moves to all-girls school Higgs after coming out as a trans woman.

The series has received critical acclaim. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 8.4/10, based on 17 critic reviews.

The website’s critics consensus reads, “An inclusive romance told with striking sensitivity, Heartstopper is so effortlessly charming that viewers won’t dare skip a beat.”

Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 83 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating “universal acclaim”.