Heartstopper has returned to Netflix for season 3, and with it, no declaration that this is either the final season or season 4 is coming. Why? Because it’s complicated, and is likely to come down to the source material.

Fan-favorite teen drama Heartstopper is almost here with its third season on Netflix. The series has enjoyed remarkable success and topped the charts during its first three weeks.

Alice Oseman, the author of the Heartstopper series, is currently working on the sixth and final volume of her beloved series—which would serve as the basis for a potential season four of the Netflix show.

This post contains spoilers for Season 3 of Netflix’s Heartstopper. Season 3 of Heartstopper entered new territory in more ways than one for the television adaptation of Alice Oseman's beloved graphic novels.