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Heartstopper Team "Working Hard" to Make Season 4 a Reality: Walters

EP Patrick Walters gave an update on a possible fourth season of showrunner Alice Oseman's Joe Locke and Kit Connor-starring Heartstopper.

While a final answer on whether or not a fourth season of showrunner and original graphic novel series creator Alice Oseman's Joe Locke and Kit Connor-starring Heartstopper is still pending, executive producer Patrick Walters wants fans to know that the team is "working hard" to make it a reality – but it's not easy. While discussing the topic of funding difficulties that drama series are now facing – in particular, YA projects – Walters noted that "nascent IP or original ideas" are having a difficult time getting funded as studios and streamers look to IPs with global audiences.

"I think it's because the audience is specific – the worry is, does it feel niche and is it speaking to a wide enough audience in this specificity?" Walters shared. "The best YA nails those young voices and the current mood of a generation in whatever way, and it's about trying to do that in a way that allows your broadcasting partner to say, 'Yes, and this will also connect widely.'" While not having an official update to pass along, Walters noted that the dealings behind a possible Heartstopper return involve "lots of moving parts," but the team is "working hard on it" to make it happen. For Walters, the funding issue is one that worsened over the course of "seasons and seasons with 'Heartstopper,'" worsened by the "production complexities of making and commissioning TV in this moment."

Heartstopper Season 4: Some Previous Updates

"As much as I — and everyone else — want the final installment to come to the screen as soon as possible, there are a lot of moving parts to account for that make it hard to solidify anything. But we're doing our best and will let fans know as soon as we can," Oseman shared about the show's future back in the fall of 2024 during an interview for Netflix's TUDUM. "I feel like viewers of the show hopefully know that I'm very open and honest online about the process and what's going on with production. So, of course, I will share anything when I'm able to — but that's all there is at the moment."

During a podcast interview From October 2024, Oseman reaffirmed the plan to wrap the series with a fourth season and discussed why now was the right time. In the clip that was posted for Tommy DiDario's I've Never Said This Before podcast with Oseman and Patrick Walters, Oseman shared that while they still "adores" the universe that they created, working on both the series and the graphic novel takes its toll after a while and that they're looking forward to having the time to devote to Heartstopper and other creative endeavors that Oseman is looking to pursue.

In February 2025, Oseman shared some additional thoughts on where things stood during the Waterstones Children's Book Festival, and it sounded hopeful. "I'm working very hard behind the scenes to get a renewal for 'Heartstopper.' It is still ongoing. We don't have a final answer yet. But there are so many people behind the scenes who are working really hard to make it happen. We're feeling optimistic. We're feeling hopeful," Oseman shared during a conversation with author William Hussey. "And hopefully, we will be able to share some news about that sometime soon. Fingers crossed."

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