This week, the British coming-of-age drama “Heartstopper” returned to laptop screens all over the world. The first season of this fizzy, feel-good show amassed 24 million hours of views in its first week, according to Netflix, and received glowing reviews from critics. In “Heartstopper,” Charlie is outed as gay in eighth grade; Sahota, who identifies as pansexual, was also outed at school around the same age. “It wasn’t a pleasant experience,” she said, adding that seeing a similar ordeal depicted in “Heartstopper” has helped her feel less alone. “If they can get through it, and they’re living happily, so can I,” she said.

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Persons: Heartstopper ”, Alice Oseman’s, Joe Locke, Nick, Kit Connor, Yasmin Finney, Tara, Corinna Brown, Darcy, Kizzy, “ It’s, ”, Sharan Sahota, Heartstopper, Charlie Organizations: Netflix Locations: British