Heartstopper EP Patrick Walters has spotlighted the difficulty of getting YA projects made as he says the creative team is “working hard” on landing a fourth season of the Netflix smash.
Speaking to the present funding challenges in the drama market, Walters explained at Series Mania that the best YA shows often come from “nascent IP or original ideas that are hard to get over the line.”
“I think it’s because the audience is specific, the worry is does it feel niche and is it speaking to a wide enough audience in this specificity?” said Walters, who also produced Sky-Starz’ Sweetpea via his See-Saw Films-backed label fanboy. “The best YA nails those young voices and the current mood of a generation in whatever way, and it’s about trying to do that in a way that allows your broadcasting partner to say, ‘Yes, and this will also connect
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