Heartbreak High, a cherished Australian teen drama, has been gone for 23 years. Heartbreak High is getting an exciting remake that premieres on Netflix in September 2022, bringing a whole new generation of performers to the halls and corridors of Hartley High.
A forthcoming Australian YA drama series called Heartbreak High is a remake of the same-named 90s program. The eight-part series was written by a large group of writers, including Hannah Carrol Chapman.
Four directors—Gracie Otto (4 episodes), Adam Murfet (2 episodes), Jessie Oldfield (2 episodes), and Neil Sharma—have taken turns directing the show (2 episodes). Fremantle Australia and NewBe are the series’ producers.
Now that the trailer has been out, we can definitively say that Heartbreak High will be available on Friday, September 14, 2022.
Amerie, the architect of the secret map that shows all the hookups during the academic year, becomes an outcast right away. The school coerces the hypersexual students into a Sexual Literacy Program in an effort to rehabilitate them. Outsiders Quinn and Darren must help her rebuild her reputation while navigating love, sex, and heartbreak with the help of her new pals.
The Cast Members Of Heartbreak High
Ayesha Madon as Amerie, James Majors as Darren, Chloe Hayden would be as Quinn, Asher Yasbincek as Harper, Thomas Weatherall as Malakai, Will McDonald as Cas$h, Josh Heuston as Dusty, Gemma Chua-Tran would be as Sasha, Bryn Chapan Parish as Spider, Sherry-Lee Watson as Missy, Brodie Townsend as Ant, Chika Ikogwe as Jojo Obah, Maggie Dence as Nan, Paul Caeser would be as Mr. Crabb, Sandy Sharma as Huma
Chapman is candid when asked if original viewers will have the chance to “co-view” with their own teenagers: “There might be fans of the first series who are like ‘What the fuck is this?! Even while the original series dealt with some raunchy subjects, there is a big difference between Matt and Sassy kissing in the school gym or Rivers taking a teacher home with him and someone being accused of giving someone a “tongue punch in the fart box” (Season 1, Episode 1, 2022).
However, Chapman claims that although the original was “groundbreaking” in its examination of class and race, at the time, we weren’t having the same debates about queerness and neurodiversity that we are now.
They made sure “that folks feel safe enough and strong enough to put themselves on that screen” by diversifying the writers’ room in order to explore those subjects. The humor increases, the truth increases, and maybe the stories improve as a result.
