‘Heartstopper’ adds A-listers to season three cast

Heartstopper season three is coming later this year, and the show has revealed some major new names have joined the cast.The hit Netflix series is a coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama focusing on the friendships and relationships of secondary school students at the fictional Truham Grammar School.The third season is due to hit the streaming service with eight new episodes in October, and they have announced that joining the existing cast will be Eddie Marsan, Hayley Atwell and Jonathan Bailey.Marsan is known for his roles in Ray Donovan and Happy-Go-Lucky, and recently played Mitch Winehouse in Back To Black, while Atwell played Agent Peggy Carter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Bailey, meanwhile, gained attention for playing Anthony, Viscount Bridgerton in the Netflix series Bridgerton.Heartstopper creator and writer Alice Oseman has said: “Hayley Atwell joins the Nelson family as Nick’s Aunt Diane, who takes Nick on a summer holiday to Menorca and has some tough advice to impart about his relationship.

Eddie Marsan will be portraying a beloved character from the graphic novels: Geoff, Charlie’s wise and straight-talking therapist.

And lastly, Jonathan Bailey will be making a cameo appearance as Jack Maddox, an Instagram-famous classicist and celebrity crush of Charlie.”“It was an absolute joy to see Hayley, Eddie, and Jonathan’s talent alongside our existing cast, and I can’t wait for the Heartstopper fans to meet these new characters”It was in May last year that Netflix first officially announced the show had been renewed for two additional seasons.In a four-star review of season two, NME wrote: “[Alice] Oseman conceived Heartstopper as a positive queer story to reassure kids that everything would be OK, so.