Kit Connor (His Dark Materials) and newcomer Joe Locke have been cast as the two leads, Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring, following an audition process that saw over 10,000 people try-out for the anticipated teen drama.
Produced by See-Saw Films, the series will adapt the graphic novel of the same name from Alice Oseman, which takes place at a British all-boys grammar school and follows Nick, who is openly gay, and Charlie, a rugby player, as they develop feelings for one another.
Doctor Who and Sherlock’s Euros Lyn has been attached to direct the half-hour series. Oseman said in a statement: “Nick and Charlie have existed as characters for almost a decade, and are two of my most beloved characters, so I was slightly apprehensive about the