Heartstopper's Biggest Changes From The Graphic Novels
Although Netflix's Heartstopper series is a fairly accurate adaptation of Alice Oseman's graphic novels, the show does make some changes from page to screen. Heartstopper follows two high school boys, Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring, as they meet and fall in love. In a nod to Oseman's original vision, the series even includes some of the artwork from the books, such as falling leaves and comic panel designs.
Nick and Charlie were already in a committed relationship when they first appeared as supporting characters in Oseman's debut YA novel Solitaire, and the author later decided to explore how they reached that point in the Heartstopper graphic novels. The show has received overwhelmingly positive reviews, with Rotten Tomatoes giving it a 100 percent critic rating and calling it an "inclusive romance told with striking sensitivity." There are often problems in making live-action adaptations, but Heartstopper manages to avoid them.
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Alice Oseman has been heavily involved in the adaptation process, which helped ensure that Heartstopper remained faithful to the books. Yet there are still differences between the Netflix series and its source material. Oseman explained (via The Upcoming) that the story told in the comics has rather low stakes: "Problems are resolved pretty much immediately, which isn't normally how TV works. So, we had to add a bit more drama, more angst into the show." Here are the biggest changes from the Heartstopper graphic novels and the likely reasons for the changes.
Heartstopper season 1 adds two new characters that don't exist in the books — Isaac and Imogen. Charlie's friend Isaac takes the place of one of his closest friends in the graphic novels,
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