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Heartbreak High

Heartbreak High

TV-MA

Australia’s vibrant teen drama answer to the UK’s Sex Education

7.3

TV Show

Australia
English
Comedy, Drama
2022
ADAM MURFET, FEMALE DIRECTOR
Asher Yasbincek, Gemma Chua-Tran, Josh Heuston
48 min

What it's about

A fresh look at Hartley High over 20 years on. With her new friends - outsiders Quinni and Darren - Amerie must repair her reputation, while navigating love, sex, and heartbreak.

The take

It’s tempting to say that Heartbreak High, with its gloriously unfiltered takes on relationships of all kinds, is just another Sex Education replica, especially since both shows don the same multicolored fashion and Commonwealth accent. But while Heartbreak High isn’t breaking new ground by having kids and adults talk openly about sex and gender, it’s also bold, funny, and insightful in its own right. The characters are well-drawn and the problems are relatable; the show itself is sometimes annoying but also, more importantly, authentic. It’s perfectly imperfect in that contradictory teens can only be.

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