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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n Save this article for later<\/p>\n Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.<\/p>\n Got it<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n Heartbreak High \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/p>\n After glowing reviews<\/a> when this reboot of the \u201990s series first dropped, the second season<\/a> didn\u2019t garner the same level of praise from critics. But audiences clearly still loved it. The series has been a massive global success for Netflix, reaching its top 10 shows in more than 40 countries, ranking in the top most-watched English-language shows worldwide, and winning a slew of awards. And, importantly for its target audience, it had huge engagement on TikTok. The trailer for this third and final season was even first released there.<\/p>\n After breaking new ground for diversity and representation in its first season, the second instalment stepped up the comedy, even as it touched on heavier issues. These final episodes feel like a mix of both.<\/p>\n The (outrageously fashionable) gang\u2019s all here \u2013 Amerie (Ayesha Madon<\/a>), Darren (James Majoos), Quinni (Chlo\u00e9 Hayden<\/a>), Harper (Asher Yasbincek), Ca$h (Will McDonald), Missy (Sherry-Lee Watson), Spider (Bryn Chapman Parish) and Sasha (Gemma Chua-Tran). And Malakai (Thomas Weatherall<\/a>, also credited as a writer on a few episodes) is also back from Geneva. Then there\u2019s new student Taz (Kiwi actor Aki Munroe), who has come to live with her aunty, Hartley headmaster Woodsy (Rachel House). It\u2019s not entirely clear why, but Taz has some kind of family trauma, and is a serious troublemaker.<\/p>\n Related Article As the students head towards graduation, anxiety is high. Quinni is vying for a veterinary science scholarship, until her interview (with a man who looks like a Nationals poster boy) is derailed. Darren is worrying about his acting career, until a withering comment from a drama teacher at a uni open day causes him to question his calling. Harper is struggling with studies in between having to hold two jobs to support herself. Missy has her sights set on a career as an athlete while Spider is happy to follow her wherever she goes. Even former eshay Ca$h has post-graduation plans: he\u2019s set to do a tattooing apprenticeship, but he\u2019s only doing the HSC because his nan (veteran actor Maggie Dence) will \u201ccurb-stomp him\u201d if he doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n But before then, there\u2019s a serious drama that needs to be resolved. Things go awry after a prank involving revenge against Hartley High\u2019s rival school and Amerie (the instigator) and her friends cover up their secret. This hangs over the group for the entire season, and \u2013 in classic Heartbreak fashion \u2013 encompasses issues of friendship, class, trauma and more.<\/p>\n While that plays out, there\u2019s new romance, rekindled old romance, the requisite extraordinarily mature sex, impeccably applied eye make-up and even a cameo by rapper Genesis Owusu, whose music has featured in the cracking soundtracks to the previous two seasons.<\/p>\n While it\u2019s still a mix of OTT drama and silliness (much like real teenage life), the zaniness is dialled down from last season … That is, aside from Hartley\u2019s sensory room being briefly turned into a \u201crooting room\u201d.<\/p>\n But even if these youths are annoyingly earnest \u2013 are 17-year-olds really having serious conversations about open relationships? \u2013 there\u2019s no denying this reboot has been a well overdue landmark for diverse and contemporary representation of Australian teenage lives.<\/p>\n Heartbreak High\u2019s final season is on Netflix now. <\/p>\n Find out the next TV, streaming series and movies to add to your must-sees. Get The Watchlist delivered every Thursday<\/a>.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n![\"School\u2019s](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5272369bb079feed683d48a5c1a0864c4bf70a08.jpeg\")
School\u2019s out: Heartbreak High\u2019s core gang.Netflix<\/p>\n![\"Sarah](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774422610_942_ec4b4b5a98efc448305b3587d6158859c8ed3572.jpeg\")
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Aki Munroe as Taz and Chloe Hayden as Quinni in the final season of Heartbreak High.Netflix<\/p>\n