A new trailer for the second season of Heartstopper has been released by Netflix, teasing how Nick (Kit Connor) and Charlie (Joe Locke) will happily live their time as a couple. However, as it usually happens when it comes to high school drama, a class road trip will shake things up for all of the major characters involved, with several relationships being affected by the intense emotions felt by the students involved. Paris won’t be enough to contain everything that’s going to happen in the second installment of the romance series, premiering almost a year and a half after its predecessor.

After Nick was seen struggling with coming out as gay to his mom and other people close to him, the second season will deal with how the rest of the world will deal with the boy living his own life. While dating Charlie in secret could be plenty of fun by itself, they would both be happier if they could simply enjoy their relationship without having to care about what anyone else thought. The fear of everyone else’s opinion, combined with the pressure of coming out as gay in an environment that might not be very welcoming, will be the focal points of the main relationship in the show.

But the protagonists of the series dealing with heavy problems in their lives won’t be the only romantic tension felt within the new season, as some of their friends are trying to find out what to do with their love lives on their own. While Tao Xu (William Gao) usually keeps a low profile within the activities he’s in charge of at school, he might be about to live his own love story, even if entering a relationship with one of his best friends could mean losing everything. The young people of Heartstopper can’t have a moment of peace for themselves, with drama following them everywhere they go.

The Road Ahead for the New Couple

In a show directly dealing with LGBT+ identities and how they’re portrayed in modern times, coming out can be a big step for a character to take. That’s the reasoning for Nick’s arc in the upcoming season, with the young man struggling to comfortably live within his new identity and trying to mix that experience with the life he was used to having. Luckily, his boyfriend and his friends will be right there to help him, as the main characters of Heartstopper head toward Paris for a very special trip. The City of Love awaits some teenagers who could clearly use some advice regarding how to communicate with their partners, as the wholesome romantic drama returns to television.

You can check out the trailer for the second of Heartstopper below, before the series returns to Netflix on August 3:

via Collider