Heartbreak High – Picture: Netflix
Netflix’s teen Australian reboot of Heartbreak High was launched in September 2022, however will it return for a second season? Early reviews advised the present had been renewed as of early October, after which we obtained official affirmation quickly after. Here’s what we find out about season 2 of Heartbreak High on Netflix.
Rebooting the 90s present (obtainable in full in most areas of Netflix across the globe), Heartbreak High is a modernized highschool romance drama corresponding to Netflix’s different titles within the style, equivalent to Elite and this 12 months’s Heartstopper.
First introduced in December 2020, the collection was finally launched on September 14th, 2022.
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It was launched to excessive important reward, with many critiques praising the present’s variety, with characters from totally different races, genders, and disabilities represented.
Has Netflix Renewed or Canceled Heartbreak High?
On October nineteenth, Netflix Australia confirmed that we’d return for a second season.
Per a press launch:
“School is formally again in session, as Netflix has introduced Heartbreak High will return for Season 2.
Produced by Fremantle Australia and NewBe, season 2 of Heartbreak High will see the gifted forged and creators reassemble in Sydney (Gadigal, Dharug, Dharawal and Ku-ring-gai lands), Australia for pre-production and filming.”
Heartbreak High season 2 renewal image – Picture courtesy of Netflix
As you’ll see beneath, the collection had a tough begin on Netflix, failing to carry out properly past the borders of Australia. There was little question many causes for this (not least due to reps for the present actively discouraging protection), however regardless of its preliminary street bump, the collection went on to seek out an viewers and do the numbers.
The Guardian’s Michael Sun (who beforehand labored at Netflix Australia as a tradition editor) famous that the collection had been boosted because of TikTok (a phenomenon we’ve seen earlier than lifting titles like Ginny & Georgia and Purple Hearts). As of the time of publishing, the present had amassed 12.5B views on TikTok, doubtless driving eyeballs onto Netflix.
The present was rumored to have been renewed forward of Netflix’s affirmation with The Daily Telegraph in Australia first reporting on October 2nd that the present had been renewed for a second season.
Picture: Netflix
When will Heartbreak High season 2 be on Netflix?
On May twenty eighth, 2023, Netflix ANZ on Twitter confirmed that the second season had begun manufacturing.
Oi SLTs! Grab some celebratory scorching chippies — Heartbreak High: Season 2 has formally began manufacturing! #HeartbreakHigh pic.twitter.com/AXO8zlANBo
— Netflix ANZ (@NetflixANZ) May 28, 2023
In addition, TVTonight.com.au posted a first-look video of the forged finishing their first desk learn plus additionally confirmed a few of the returning forged:
“Returning cast include Ayesha Madon, James Majoos, Chloé Hayden, Will McDonald, Chika Ikogwe and Gemma Chua-Tran.”
As for a launch date, there’s been no official launch window though given the present is now in manufacturing, it’s doubtless the present will return sooner or later in 2024.
How properly did Heartbreak High carry out on Netflix?
As we famous above, Heartbreak High obtained off to a poor begin on Netflix across the globe.
Let’s begin with the uncooked Netflix prime 10 figures collected by FlixPatrol.
Even in Australia, the present solely reached #5 within the first few days earlier than hitting the highest spot for September twenty first and twenty second earlier than tailing off.
Below, you may see a worldwide heatmap as to the place the present carried out one of the best. Australia and New Zealand naturally noticed the best numbers, however international locations inside Eastern Europe and South Africa additionally carried out properly.
Heat map for Heartbreak High and factors tally in first month on Netflix – Picture: FlixPatrol
Moving on, Netflix’s prime 10 web site didn’t characteristic Heartbreak High in week 1, suggesting the quantity was beneath 12.22M. This led us to report that Heartbreak High was thought of a flop.
Following the present’s success on social media, viewership rose, and the present featured within the prime 10s for weeks 2 and three, displaying a very spectacular maintain from the second to the third week.
The present remained within the world TV (English) prime 10s for 3 weeks selecting up 42.61 million hours globally between September 18th and October ninth, 2022.
| Week Period | Hours Viewed(M) | Rank | Week in Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 18th, 2022 to September twenty fifth, 2022 | 18,250,000 | 6 | 1 |
| September twenty fifth, 2022 to October 2nd, 2022 | 14,880,000 (-18%) | 5 | 2 |
| October 2nd, 2022 to October ninth, 2022 | 9,480,000 (-36%) | 8 | 3 |
How about exterior demand for the present?
TelevisionStats.com offers some perception into extra conventional sources (equivalent to Wikipedia, Google Search Trends, Twitter, Reddit, and many others) however notably doesn’t characteristic TikTok.
As a consequence, the present solely ever grew to become the twenty eighth most in-demand present since its launch.
Demand for Heartbreak High – Picture: TelevisionStats.com
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