Young Royals and Heartstopper fans, unite! Edvin Ryding and Omar Rudberg are on board for a crossover between the two beloved queer teen shows, and they even have a storyline in mind… Both series have premiered on Netflix within the past year to universal critical acclaim, while garnering millions of fans around the world and catapulting their respective stars to global superstardom.
Created and written by Lisa Ambjörn, Young Royals follows the blossoming romance between the fictional Prince Wilhelm of Sweden (Ryding) and his classmate Simon (Rudberg).
Heartstopper, based on the webcomic and graphic novel of the same name from Alice Oseman, chronicles the love story between teenagers Charlie (Joe Locke) and Nick (Kit Connor).
With multiple stories of LGBTQ+ love and three-dimensional characters that don’t conform to harmful tropes, Young Royals and Heartstopper have been credited with changing LGBTQ+ representation on the small screen for the better.