The ‘Heartbreak High’ Cast Told Us Season 2 Is Going To Have A LOT Of Sex
Netflix’s reboot of Heartbreak High was one of the best pieces of Aussie TV on our screens last year, IMHO. I binged the show over one weekend, and I wasn’t alone. TikTok was flooded with videos of the cast, with the Heartbreak High hashtag racking up 719,000,000 views.
So, when Thomas Weatherall (Malakai), Ayesha Madon (Amerie) and Chloé Hayden (Quinni) stopped to chat with Punkee on the Logies red carpet, I couldn’t help but beg for a few Season 2 spoilers.
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And while explicit spoilers weren’t shared (the cast are very well media trained, damnit), they did give some insights into what to expect in their second season storylines.
Thomas, Ayesha and Chloé told us to prepare for tears, heartbreak, laughs, drama… and lots of sex.
“I can’t [spill too much], I want to so bad,” Ayesha said. “What I can say is I think this season is bigger and better than the first. When I first read the episodes, I was completely gobsmacked. I think it tells some really important stories, and I’m really excited for everyone to see it.”
Chloé echoes Ayesha’s sentiments, saying that there’s “lots of drama”. “I think [the fans will love it] – I love it, so I hope so.”
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Logie winner Thomas said his lips were “pretty sealed” when it came to actual spoilers, but luckily, he answered my most important question: will there be lots of sex in Season 2?
“[There’s] a decent amount [of sex], a healthy Heartbreak High amount, probably more than any other show. But I think that’s what we’re getting known for at this point,” he said. “Audiences can expect much of the same, a lot of heartbreak, a lot of tears, some laughs [and] a lot of drama.”
“There’s a lot of familiar faces, but a few new faces as well that I think people are gonna fall in love with, really quickly.”
Ayesha Madon shares why Heartbreak High’s success was so “important”.
One of Heartbreak High’s strengths is how it reflects Australian culture, by including a range of diverse characters. Young Aussies are able to see versions of themselves on screen, with characters that are neurodiverse, living with disability, queer, non-binary and from First Nations communities.
As we all know, this hasn’t been the norm when looking at the Aussie media landscape. Growing up, my representation came in the form of Mulan and… not much else. Heartbreak High’s popularity isn’t going to fix all the issues when it comes to representation in Australia, but it’s still a big win.
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Ayesha, a South Asian woman, told us that the response from audiences around the world was incredible. “How well it did, and how important it was for so many young South Asian fans or young people of colour, or young Indigenous fans… it meant so much for them,” she said.
“Not seeing yourself portrayed on screen really has an impact on your psyche growing up. Hopefully we’ll breed a whole new generation of young Australians.”
The show is obvi so important, but it’s also just really, really, fucking good. Okay, BRB, I’m gonna go rewatch Season 1 for the seventeenth time.
Netflix confirmed earlier this year that Season 2 started filming on May 29, and the production is expected to wrap up on August 23.
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