Netflix Heartstopper series 3 filmed in west Dorset released

Heartstopper series three is now available to watch on the streaming service.

Beaches in Lyme Regis are visible in the background of the newly-released trailer for the coming-of-age drama. 

Film crews took to Lyme in October of last year to shoot the scenes.

Characters from the show can be seen in the trailer eating fish and chips with the town's iconic Cobb in the background. 

In another scene, they are enjoying a beach day in Lyme Regis. 

Heartstopper season 3 has been part-filmed in Lyme Regis (Image: Netflix) First reviews of the new season of the show have been full of praise, with Empire magazine writing: "Heartstopper series 3 puts the 'adult' in 'young adult' without losing sight of the emotional core that made us fall head over heels for Nick and Charlie in the first place."

Radio Times writes: "These latest episodes do feel like an evolution of the concept as the cutesy drama wades into deeper waters with its discussions of eating disorders and early sexual experiences."

Production crews were spotted at both Monmouth and Sandy beaches in the resort, with filming equipment seen dotted along the beach.

Filming also took place in Broad Street, on the South West Coast Path and in Langmoor and Lister Gardens. 

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Production company See-Saw Productions sent a letter to residents letting them know that filming was scheduled for between October 2 and 5 of last year.

Filming of Heartstopper in Lyme in October 2023 (Image: Graham Hunt Photography)

The letter told residents film crews were 'endeavouring to keep disruption to a minimum.'

Heartstopper stars Kit Connor, Joe Locke, Stephen Fry and Olivia Colman.  

It follows the story of Charlie Spring (Locke), a gay schoolboy who falls in love with classmate Nick Nelson (Connor), whom he sits next to in his new form. It is based on Alice Oseman's successful LGBTQ+ webcomics for young adults.

This series will see the group of friends preparing for the beginning of their sixth form studies as well as outlining their ambitions for the future.

Following a day at the beach, the trailer teases that the friendship group will become fractured over the course of the year, whilst Nick’s relationship with Charlie (Joe Locke) is tested due to the latter’s personal demons.

Lyme businesses received a boost from the internationally popular teen dram being filmed in the resort last year.

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Lyme Regis has in the past proved to be a popular filming location, with scenes for the upcoming Wonka movie  filmed on the Cobb. 

In March 2019, crowds excitedly gathered near the town's seafront to catch a glimpse of Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan as they filmed Ammonite.