Prepare to go back to Heartache high. Deadline reports that the series has just been picked up for a second season from Netflix and that production of new episodes will begin soon in Sydney, Australia. The renewal comes after the freshman season launched last month, and since then, subscribers have streamed more than 42 million hours in its first three weeks. This is, of course, great news for fans of the show, as Netflix may be infamous for prematurely discontinuing many of its shows.
Heartache high comes from Fremantle Australia and NewBe. It is a reboot of a TV series of the same name that aired in Australia from 1994 to 1999. Created by Hannah Carroll Chapman, the new version follows the students and teachers of Hartley High School. The series stars Ayesha Madon, James Majoos, Chloe Hayden, Asher Yasbincek, Thomas Weatherall, Will McDonald, Joshua Heuston, Gemma Chua-Tran, Bryn Chapman-Parish, Sherry-Lee Watson, Brodie Townsend, Chika Ikogwe, Scott Major and Rachel House.
“Don’t worry, we won’t ruin it,” said Que Minh Luu, Netflix’s Australian director of originals. the guard about reboot Heartache high for its premiere. “It’s not just that Heartache high was popular, it’s that it meant something. And for me, being a 90’s kid and loving the show, I think it was the first time you felt like a show understood you. We wanted to tap into that feeling.”
On where this new series might go compared to the original, Luu added, “It was cool and mature, the tone was really sexy and provocative and a little bit aggressive. So what does that mean in 2022? And from our point of view, things like honesty, diversity and maturity is the basic level. I don’t think that’s necessarily ambitious at the moment. I think that’s just part of the course.”
“What we want to do is reflect what it’s like to be young today,” she said. “We want to do it in a way that is unique to Australia, and that shows that Australian sense of humor, which is disapproving and incredibly brutal, disrespectful and often inappropriate at inappropriate times.”
Heartbreak High scores well with critics
Luckily people love the new Heartache high. The series has a perfect score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and has received unanimous praise from critics. The audience score is almost as high and also scores at 90% fresh. With such strong reviews coupled with a high viewership, it’s easy to see why Netflix wants to bring this series back for another season.
You can stream Heartache high on Netflix. Season 2 doesn’t have a premiere date yet.