Heartstopper's Kit Connor hints at new dynamic for Nick in season 2
Heartstopper spoilers follow.
Kit Connor has promised some big changes for his Heartstopper character Nick Nelson in season two.
Netflix's teen drama is set to explore Nick's complex family dynamic, including his difficult relationships with brother David Nelson (War of the Worlds' Jack Barton) and father Stephane (Call My Agent!'s Thibault de Montalembert).
The new on-screen family spent time during the production of season 2 working with director Euros Lyn to build their chemistry.
"Working with Jack, who plays David, was a really great experience. Jack's an absolute angel and a really great actor as well," Connor said. "He's just a great human being, so it was a lot of fun. Looking at him, I felt very, very flattered that anyone would suggest that we are related.
"Working out the dynamic between the characters was really interesting. We had a couple of rehearsals with Euros Lyn, our director. We were really trying to get into why that relationship was the way that it was."
While Nick and his brother David don't have the closest relationship, Kit has encouraged viewers not to jump to conclusions about why that's the case.
"I felt like it would be a bit boring and a bit lazy for us to go, 'Well, David's just a homophobe, and that's why he reacts in the way that he does'," the actor said.
"He's a bully to Nick, and especially when the question of Nick's sexuality comes into play, that's the fuel to the fire of his bullying. We wanted to take that and go, 'Yeah, but why is he like that?' David is homophobic, but the idea he was just born a homophobe or something is just not true."
Connor continued: "They're competitive siblings and they had a father who wasn't very loving, who wasn't really there for them. You look at that and look into the background of their upbringing. That was really important for us, to find the dynamic between the characters."
His co-star Joe Locke has also promised a "different" dynamic for the Truham Grammar School students going into the second season, as their relationships deepen and they move through new challenges.
Heartstopper is streaming on Netflix, where season 2 will premiere on August 3.
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