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Netflix is an all-rounder when it comes to streaming extravaganza, and it has hit more home runs than one can count. Yet, when the platform cancelled its fourth instalment despite the streaming success of Heartstopper, it felt as if the universe was planning and plotting against its own flagbearers.

Little did the subscribers know that Netflix is a greater visionary than they might think, and cue the buzz surrounding a Heartstopper movie. While the Netflix series garnered a cult following, the anticipation is no less about the upcoming flick on the streamer. But so far, so long, what do we know about it?

At the end of April 2025, Netflix announced that Heartstopper will conclude with a feature film instead of a fourth season. The streamer at the time hinted at a production commencement in summer, though it had been months since they had been working on the script.

Now, the official social media handles of Netflix, alongside See-Saw, the production company, have confirmed that production is currently ongoing for the Heartstopper movie.

When will the Heartstopper movie be released?

It is unclear how long the filming will continue. However, multiple tabloids speculate it might end by early fall this year. Similarly, Netflix has yet to confirm a release date for the Heartstopper movie. But since the filming is now underway, it could possibly be released sometime in 2026.

What’s the plot?

Coming to the plot of the upcoming Netflix original film, it picks up right after the season three finale. “The movie will be an exploration of time, memory, love, pain, the changing of the seasons, endings, and beginnings, and the core element of Heartstopper,” Alice Oseman told Tudum.

The Heartstopper movie will be based on Oseman’s sixth and final volume of the graphic novel. She spent the first half of last year writing the plot and dialogue for Heartstopper Volume Six. In April, she was halfway through drawing the pages, which she began in June 2024. She teased that in the upcoming volume, Charlie discovers a renewed sense of confidence and independence. On the contrary, Nick is stuck by the ghosts of the past, casting a shadow over his future.

What will happen to Charlie and Nick in Heartstopper?

The movie is expected to conclude Charlie and Nick’s journey once and for all. In the last season, the pair became inseparable. But with Nick packing his bags for university and Charlie making the most of his newfound freedom in school, what might happen to them in the wake of a long-distance relationship keeps them lost. As doubt simmers through the cracks, they unknowingly ready themselves for their greatest challenge yet: to stay.

But it is not just Charlie and Nick who face the conundrums of their futures. Their allies, too, navigate the complexities of relationships and friendships. Speaking of the audience’s apprehension about the movie instead of a streaming season, Oseman explained they were not alone. “But once I began to see the entire vision, I knew it would be something even more beautiful than a regular season could achieve,” they added. With a movie format, they no longer need to rely on episodic cliffhangers.

Additionally, the Heartstopper movie exempts the creators from the tiresome process of introducing new twists and turns in every episode. Oseman serves as the writer on the film as well as an executive producer alongside Patrick Walters, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Euros Lyn, Joe Locke, and Kit Connor. Wash Westermorland will direct the flick. Locke and Connor reprise their roles in the forthcoming movie from the original Netflix series.