Olivia Colman is officially exiting ‘Heartstopper’ season 3.
The award-winning actress who played Sarah, Nick’s (Kit Connor) mother in the hit Netflix queer show for two seasons will not be returning to reprise her role.
Colman told Forbes magazine she was not going to be a part of Season 3 of Heartstopper due to her busy schedule. However, she kept her doors open to join on the fourth season, saying, “As long as it’s booked in advance, maybe I’ll be able to do it, yeah!,”
Creator Alice Oseman also spoke up about Colman leaving in a series of Instagram stories on March 28, Thursday, writing, “We tried absolutely everything we could, but it wasn’t meant to be, and that’s just the way the TV world works sometimes. We are so deeply grateful to Olivia for the stunning performance she gave to the show and wish her the absolute best!”
Oseman said that they decided not to recast to the dismay and worry of fans who have been looking forward to a specific scene in season 3 but the showrunner asked fans to not give up on them just yet.
