Kit Connor

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I was just at the Beverly Hills shopping center and I was like that looks like Kit but maybe I’m tripping and decided not to walk up to a random stranger. Now I logged into Insta and saw that it was definitely him. Damn!
Yes is in LA!!! He said it a couple months ago that he was going to America!!
 
I was looking at Judy Garland's biography a couple of days ago and I think it was her daughter who said her mother no matter what would always be Dorothy Gale and that her biggest role to date was that and I make that comparison with Kit because as the years go by he will do other roles and obviously move away from Nick Nelson, but it will always be in my mind that character and it was the character that made him famous.
 
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The show did get to top 10 in the US (#9 to be specific) but then flew out the week after. The top 10 is important but not the only factor in a show's renewal. Completion rate is VERY important for Netflix. How the show does in its local market - in this case, the UK, where Heartstopper got to #3 - is important. Whether people signed up to watch the show and whether they continued watching other shows is also important.

So a show can hit #1 or be in the top 5 and then not get renewed. If it stays there for a few weeks, it's very likely to get renewed. Heartstopper may not have been a strong top 5 show, but it kept enough engagement over the following weeks and drove enough sign-ups for Netflix to continue it.
Also remember that "re-watch" numbers are important too! And this series has some incredible numbers in this regard
 
Actually HD did - Heartstopper spent 5 days in US Netflix top10. Is not much, but definitely made it.

When it comes to his career being tied to UK productions: is not a big deal - since 2009 at least 1 of the 5 most nominated productions in Oscars and Emmys were British.
For the vast majority of actors it's a major challenge to keep continually employed and busy, regardless of how successful one of their movies or series has been previously
Kit has gained a huge global audience of fans through Heartstopper which will only increase over its next few seasons. It's a no-brainer that he'll be courted by one of the major Talent Mgmt Agencies > Kit won't need to be chasing after them!:)
That said, his career trajectory and longevity will all come down to the specific roles and projects he'll be offered, which ones he carefully chooses, and how they perform with audiences from a ratings & box-office perspective!
 
Also remember that "re-watch" numbers are important too! And this series has some incredible numbers in this regard

Also, the show was Netflix's no.1 most in demand new show and no.5 on all platforms including HBO, Prime, etc. New show is defined as debuting in the first 100 days, and in-demand measures everything from streaming to consumer engagement. This is massive because it takes into account not simply views but also new subscriptions and retention of such subscribers.
 
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