Love, Victor (2020)
One last chance to feel the love.
Creator: Elizabeth Berger, Isaac Aptaker
Victor is a new student at Creekwood High School on his own journey of self-discovery, facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city, and struggling with his sexual orientation. When it all seems too much, he reaches out to Simon to help him navigate the ups and downs of high school.
Where to watch
Disney Plus
Hulu
Creators
Elizabeth Berger
Isaac Aptaker
Cast
Michael Cimino
Victor Salazar 
George Sear
Benjamin 'Benji' Campbell 
Rachel Hilson
Mia Brooks 
Anthony Turpel
Felix Weston 
Bebe Wood
Lake Meriwether 
Mason Gooding
Andrew Spencer 
Isabella Ferreira
Pilar Salazar 
Mateo Fernandez
Adrian Salazar 
Anthony Keyvan
Rahim 
Ava Capri
Lucy 
James Martinez
Armando Salazar 
Ana Ortiz
Isabel Salazar User Reviews (2)
This is better than the movie Love, Simon but not by much. It could take the place of any generically wholesome and wholesomely generic teenage TV series, except the gimmick of this show is that the lead character is gay. From a cultural / sociopolitical perspective, there's value in having such a mainstream depiction of homosexuality; but that is the only sense in which Love, Victor makes progress. From an artistic perspective, Love, Victor is staid, timid, and, thus, boring.
This is an indirect sequel to the Love, Simon movie so I decided to give this a shot and it really captured the feel of the movie. Also, some of the cast from the movie made guest appearances, so you get a glimpse of their lives a year later. I won't reveal much of the story, but it starts with a family moving into the same school district that the above-mentioned Simon was in (but who is now in college). The son in this family, Victor, is on the path to accepting that he is gay, but no one knows that yet. What on folds throughout the series is his acceptance of who he is and how that impacts his family and friends. There is so much that I could write about this, but it would give away spoilers and I don't want to do that. It is a very moving series with a mixture of humor, seriousness and personal growth not only on Victor's part, but on several other characters as well. Victor's …
