Heartstopper is a British coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama television series created by British author Alice Oseman for Netflix, based on her graphic novels and webcomic series of the same name. The series follows the lives Charlie Spring, a gay teen boy who falls in love with classmate Nick (Nicholas) Nelson, whom he sits next to in his new form. The series also explores the lives of their friendship group Tao Xu, Elle Argent, Isaac Henderson, Tara Jones and Darcy Olsson.