Will “Heartstopper” get a fourth season or will it end after three? Nothing is certain yet. Indeed, Deadline just published a very interesting article about the future of “Heartstopper”. Executive Producer Patrick Walters has spotlighted the difficulty of getting YA projects made as he says the creative team is “working hard” on landing a fourth season of the Netflix smash. “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?” said Walters, who also produced Sky-Starz’ Sweetpea via his See-Saw Films-backed label fanboy. “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’”. Walters said he has witnessed worsening funding challenges over “seasons and seasons with Heartstopper,” along with the “production complexities of making and commissioning TV in this moment”. “The challenge is what you need to do in this moment is to pitch something that feels specific and there is not precedent for it and it is moving the conversation on,” he added. “But that is a risk. Often I find you want to gravitate towards risky material and it needs that passion – but that’s a challenge.”
Source: https://deadline.com/
