Love, Victor is an upcoming teen drama series created by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger. This show is inspired by the 2018 movie, Love, Simon! The series will premiere on Hulu. Filming for the show began in August 2019, in Los Angeles. Love, Simon was described as a “tender, sweet and affecting” and a “hugely charming crowd-pleaser.” It is “funny, warm-hearted and life-affirming”. Hopefully, the series is also optimistic and feel-good like the movie!
When Is Love, Victor Premiering?
The series is set to release on June 17, 2020. Initially, all the episodes were supposed to come out on June 19th but they were pushed forward because of the Juneteenth holiday! This is the 155th year since slavery was eradicated from the U.S.
Who All Can We See In The Series?
Michael Cimino plays Victor, the protagonist. He is a new student at Creekwood High School and is struggling with his sexual orientation and adjusting to a new city. The cast also features Ana Ortiz (Isabel), James Martinez(Armando), Isabella Ferreira(Pilar), Mateo Fernandez(Adrian). It also includes Rachel Hilson, Bebe Wood, George Sear, Anthony Turpel and Mason Gooding in lead roles.
Nick Robinson provides the narration for the series along with his role as Simon Spier!
You can check out the official trailer for the series below:
What Is The Story For The Series?
The series focuses on Viktor, a new student at Creekwood High. The series follows his journey of self-discovery: facing challenges at home and struggling with his sexual orientation. He reaches out to Simon when it seems too difficult to navigate through high school.
Here’s what the showrunners, Aptaker and Berger had to say about their experience:
“Writing Love, Simon was one of the most profound and enjoyable experiences of our careers to date and we are beyond thrilled that we get to revisit this world and tell the story of Viktor, a brand new Creekwood student, and his family and friends. We have a phenomenal group of writers with tremendously personal connections to the material crafting our episodes, and have assembled a dream team cast and crew to bring these stories to life, and cannot wait to share what we’re working on with the world.”
Do you think the series is as promising as the movie? Tell us in the comments below!