Heartbreak High (2022 TV series)

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Heartbreak High
GenreDrama
Created by
Written by
  • Hannah Carroll Chapman
  • Ben Gannon
  • Michael Jenkins
Directed by
  • Gracie Otto
  • Adam Murfet
  • Jessie Oldfield
  • Neil Sharma
Starring
  • 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
  • Rachel House
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Producers
  • Carly Heaton
  • Sarah Freeman
  • Jeroen Koopman
  • Tarik Traidia
  • Brian Abel
  • Michael Jenkins
  • Megan Palinkas
Production locationsSydney, New South Wales
CinematographySimon Ozolins
Drew English
Running time45–52 minutes
Production companyFremantle Australia & NewBe[1]
Original release
NetworkNetflix
Release14 September 2022 (2022-09-14)
Related
Heartbreak High (original 1994 TV series)

Heartbreak High is a 2022 Australian drama television series created for Netflix, by Hannah Carroll Chapman. It is a reboot of the 1994 series first screened on Network Ten.[2][3]

The show premiered on 14 September 2022.[4]

Cast

Main

  • Ayesha Madon as Amerie Wadia, a brash, working-class girl who becomes a pariah at Hartley High[5]
  • James Majoos as Darren Rivers, a queer and non-binary student who befriends Amerie
  • Chloe Hayden as Quinni Gallagher-Jones, Darren's lesbian best friend who is autistic[6][7]
  • Asher Yasbincek as Harper McLean, a punk girl who has a falling out with Amerie
  • Thomas Weatherall as Malakai Mitchell, a Bundjalung basketball jock new to Hartley[8]
  • Will McDonald as Douglas “Ca$h” Piggott, an eshay, drug dealer and food delivery driver
  • Joshua Heuston as Dustin “Dusty” Reid, a bisexual musician involved with Harper
  • Gemma Chua-Tran as Sasha So, a Chinese-Australian lesbian student who identifies as non-binary
  • Bryn Chapman-Parish as Spencer “Spider” White, the class clown
  • Sherry-Lee Watson as Missy Beckett, an Indigenous student involved with Sasha
  • Brodie Townsend as Anthony “Ant” Vaughn, an affable, big-hearted student
  • Chika Ikogwe as Josephine “Jojo” Obah, English teacher at Hartley High
  • Scott Major as Peter Rivers, Darren's father, who reprises his role from the 1994 series
  • Rachel House as Woodsy, the performatively woke school principal at Hartley High

Recurring and notable guest stars

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [9]
1"Map Bitch"Gracie OttoHannah Carroll ChapmanSeptember 14, 2022 (2022-09-14)
2"Renaissance Titties"Gracie OttoMatthew WhittetSeptember 14, 2022 (2022-09-14)
3"Eetsway"Neil SharmaMarieke HardySeptember 14, 2022 (2022-09-14)
4"Rack Off"Neil SharmaMeyne WyattSeptember 14, 2022 (2022-09-14)
5"Bin Chicken"Adam Murfet & Jessie OldfieldThomas Wilson-WhiteSeptember 14, 2022 (2022-09-14)
6"Angeline"Adam Murfet & Jessie OldfieldNatesha SomasundaramSeptember 14, 2022 (2022-09-14)
7"The Sheriff"Gracie OttoMegan PalinkasSeptember 14, 2022 (2022-09-14)
8"Three of Swords"Gracie OttoHannah Carroll ChapmanSeptember 14, 2022 (2022-09-14)

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gave the series an approval rating of 100%, with an average rating of 7.3 out of 10, based on six critics.[10]

References

  1. ^ https://deadline.com/2020/12/netflix-reboots-australia-heartbreak-high-1234651314/
  2. ^ Ma, Wenlei (23 November 2021). "Heartbreak High 2022: Netflix reveals cast, characters and story for reboot". news.com.au. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  3. ^ Slatter, Sean (22 November 2021). "Cast revealed for Netflix's 'Heartbreak High'". IF Magazine.
  4. ^ Pullar, Jess (2 August 2022). "Netflix Just Dropped The First Trailer & Release Date For The 'Heartbreak High' Reboot". Marie Claire.
  5. ^ "Meet the Cast of Netflix's Heartbreak High". Netflix. 21 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Autistic actor Chloe Hayden lands role in "Heartbreak High" remake". Living on the Spectrum. 22 November 2021.
  7. ^ Zadro, Zara; Sargeant, Thomas (12 September 2022). "Smart, sexy, and very Sydney". Honi Soit. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Heartbreak High reboot to feature First Nations characters". National Indigenous Television. 24 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Shows A-Z – Heartbreak High (Netflix)". The Futon Critic. 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Heartbreak High: Season 1 (2022)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 18 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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