Love, Victor
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Love, Victor |
| Original title | Love, Victor |
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| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | since 2020 |
| Production company |
20th Century Fox Television |
| length | 30 minutes |
| Episodes | 10 in 1 season ( list ) |
| genre |
Youth series , dramedy , coming of age |
| idea | Isaac Aptaker Elizabeth Berger |
| production |
Nick Robinson , Shawn Wilt |
| Initial release | June 17, 2020 (USA) on Hulu |
| occupation | |
Love, Victor is a follow -up television series conceived by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger to the film Love, Simon , which they wrote and based on the novel Just Three Words by Becky Albertalli . The first season of the series, which was originally supposed to be released on Disney + , came out on Hulu with ten episodes on June 17, 2020 . The main character of the series is Victor, played by Michael Cimino . Nick Robinson , who played the title role in the film, is the narrator and producer on the series.
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The series takes place on the locations of the film: Creekwood High School near Atlanta , Georgia . The Puerto Rican Victor has just moved there with his family and is a new high school student. In addition to family and school problems, he has to deal with his self-discovery because he is not yet sure of his own sexual orientation . As he develops feelings for the boy Benji, he seeks advice from Simon Spier, whose outing in the film was in the attention of Creekwood High School.
Figures and cast
| role | actor | Main role (episodes) |
Supporting role (episodes) |
description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | Michael Cimino | 1.01– | ||
| Isabel | Ana Ortiz | 1.01– | Victor's mother | |
| Armando | James Martinez | 1.01– | Victor's father | |
| Pilar | Isabella Ferreira | 1.01– | Victor's sister | |
| Adrian | Mateo Fernandez | 1.01– | Victor's brother | |
| Mia | Rachel Hilson | 1.01– | Victor's girlfriend | |
| Lake | Bebe Wood | 1.01– | Mias and Victor's girlfriend | |
| Benji | George Sear | 1.01– | Victor's classmates crush | |
| Felix | Anthony Turpel | 1.01– | Viktor's neighbor and friend | |
| Andrew | Mason Gooding | 1.01– | Victor's classmates | |
| Justin | Tommy Dorfman | 1.08 | Simon and Bram's flatmate | |
| from Love, Simon | ||||
| Simon Spier | Nick Robinson | 1.01–1.10 | Narrator / guest appearance in episode 1.08 | |
| Bram Greenfeld | Keiynan Lonsdale | 1.08 | Simon's partner | |
| Ms. Albright | Natasha Rothwell | 1.01 | new Vice Rector | |
Episode list
| No. | German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Welcome to Creekwood | 17th June 2020 | - | Amy York Ruby | Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger |
| 2 | - | Stoplight party | 17th June 2020 | - | Jason Ensler | Brian Tanen |
| 3 | - | Battle of the Bands | 17th June 2020 | - | Pilar Boehm | Jen Braeden |
| 4th | - | The Truth Hurts | 17th June 2020 | - | Michael Lennox | Marcos Luevanos |
| 5 | - | Sweet Sixteen | 17th June 2020 | - | Anne Fletcher | Sheila Lawrence |
| 6th | - | Creekwood Nights | 17th June 2020 | - | Anu Valia | David Smithyman |
| 7th | - | What Happens In Willacoochee | 17th June 2020 | - | Jay Karas | Danny Fernandez |
| 8th | - | Boy's trip | 17th June 2020 | - | Todd Holland | Brian Tanen |
| 9 | - | Who the Hell is B | 17th June 2020 | - | Rebecca Asher | Jeremy Roth & Jess Pineda |
| 10 | - | Spring Fling | 17th June 2020 | - | Jason Ensler | Jillian Moreno |
background
In April 2019 ordered Disney for its new streaming platform Disney + eponymous successor series to Greg Berlantis film Love, Simon was with the authors Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger as showrunner, from the initially reported to be on the successor novel is a happy ending only the beginning based should. But Berger made it clear that she would focus on a new child with a new story. In May, a first description of the central love story and the main characters Victor and his crush Benji followed. The cast was announced in August, with Mia initially to be played by Johnny Sequoya, but later that month changed to Rachel Naomi Hilson.
In February 2020 it was announced that the series, Love, Victor, would be re- titled and will appear on Hulu instead of Disney + in June, the month of Pride . The reason for the switch was that certain themes of the series would not fit the family-friendly content of Disney +, while Hulu shows more series for young adults. On April 26th, the first teaser with a scene between Victor and Benji announced the start of the series as June 19th. The first trailer followed exactly one month later . On June 10th, Hulu announced that it would bring the show forward to June 17th out of consideration for Juneteenth .
Isaac Aptaker announced in June 2020 that they were already working on a second season. The renewal for the second season was announced on August 7, 2020.
At Rotten Tomatoes , the series achieved a score of 93% based on 45 reviews.
Web links
- Love, Victor in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Love, Victor at Fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Love, Victor . In: hulu Press . Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ↑ Rebecca Iannucci: Love, Simon series coming to Disney + . In: TV Line . April 11, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ↑ Ethan Anderton: Exclusive: 'Love, Simon' Disney + series will focus on two new characters not in the movie . In: slash film . May 29, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ↑ Denise Petski: 'Love, Simon': Michael Cimino Leads Cast Of Disney + Series . In: Deadline . August 15, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ↑ Denise Petski: 'Love, Simon': Rachel Naomi Hilson Joins Disney + Series In Recasting . In: Deadline . August 30, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ↑ Ralf Döbele: "Love, Simon" changes as "Love, Victor" from Disney + to Hulu . In: Wishlist.de . February 25, 2020. Accessed April 27, 2020.
- ↑ Joe Otterson: 'Love, Simon' Series Moves from Disney Plus to Hulu . In: Variety . February 24, 2020. Accessed May 27, 2020.
- ↑ Bernd Krammich: "Love, Simon" -Sequel gets a launch date on Hulu . In: fernsehserien.de . April 27, 2020. Accessed May 27, 2020.
- ↑ Rebecca Iannucci: Love, Victor: Teenage Fear Abounds in Trailer for Hulu's Sequel Series - Watch . In: TV Line . April 6, 2020. Accessed May 27, 2020.
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva: Hulu Shifts 'Love, Victor' & 'Taste the Nation' Premieres In Observance Of Juneteenth . In: Deadline . June 10, 2020. Accessed June 14, 2020.
- ^ What to Expect From Love, Victor Season 2 and the "Authentic" Next Chapter. June 25, 2020, accessed June 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Rebecca Iannucci: Love, Victor Renewed for Season 2 . In: TV Line . August 7, 2020. Accessed August 7, 2020.
- ↑ Love, Victor: Season 1. Accessed August 7, 2020 .