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Jonathan Bailey, Hayley Atwell and Eddie Marsan have joined the cast of “Heartstopper” season 3.
Atwell will play Diane, Nick’s (Kit Connor) aunt who takes him on summer vacation to Menorca and gives him some tough advice about his relationship with Charlie (Joe Locke). Marsan will play Geoff, Charlie’s intelligent and straight-talking therapist, who first appeared in the “Heartstopper” graphic novels. Bailey will play a cameo role as Jack Maddox, an Instagram-famous classicist and Charlie’s celebrity crush.
According to the official description of the season, “Charlie wants to tell Nick that he loves him. Nick also has something important to say to Charlie. As the summer holidays end and the months progress, friends begin to realize that the school year will come with both its joys and challenges. As they learn more about each other and their relationships, plan social events and parties, and begin to think about university options, everyone must learn to lean on the people they love. Do when life is not going according to plan.
“Heartstopper” is created and written by Alice Osman based on her graphic novels of the same name. The eight-episode third season will premiere on Netflix in October. Andy Newbery directs the series, which is executive produced by Osman, Patrick Walters, Ian Canning, Emile Sherman and Euros Lynn.
Along with Connor and Locke, the main cast includes William Gao, Yasmin Finney, Corinna Brown, Kizzy Edgell, Toby Donovan, Jenny Walser, Rhea Norwood, Leela Khan.
“I’m incredibly excited to welcome three new cast members to the ‘Heartstopper’ family,” Osman said in a statement. “It was such a joy to see the talents of Hayley, Eddie and Jonathan alongside our existing cast, and I can’t wait for ‘Heartstopper’ fans to meet these new characters.”
