Remember being a teenager, and you'd screw up pretty big, and your parents would say "I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed?" That's the energy I'm bringing into this review of Love, Victor, the Hulu spin-off of the groundbreaking 2018 gay teen rom-com Love, Simon. Because, while the first season begins with a really intriguing approach to how a spin-off should work, by the end it ultimately fails to rise above the cliches. Love, Victor begins with the titular letter-writer (Michael Cimino) and his family moving abruptly from their original home in …

Didja see Love, Simon? I loved the 2018 coming-of-age LGBTQ+ film, based on the Becky Albertalli novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Now, thankfully, we are getting more charming stories set in this lovely universe. The first Love, Victor trailer has been released, promising a spiritual TV spinoff that will keep examining what it means to be a teenager grappling with every facet of their identity. Michael Cimino stars as Victor, a kid who just moved to a new high school with his parents Ana Ortiz and James Martinez. He was inspired by the story of Simon (…

There is a ton of new information coming our way about the upcoming Love, Simon TV series adaptation. Originally announced back in April 2019, the Love, Simon TV series was set for a Disney+ debut and would have adapted Becky Albertalli's novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda — which also served as the foundational text for the 2018 movie starring Nick Robinson as Simon — into a new take on the tale. Now, it looks like some big changes to the Love, Simon TV series are ready to unveil. On Tuesday, Hulu announced it would be home to the Love, …

The Disney+ spinoff series of Love, Simon has officially found its star in Annabelle Comes Home and Training Day actor, Michael Cimino.

One of the first TV series to head to the new streaming service Disney+ will be an adaptation of the hit 2018 film Love, Simon. The movie itself was an adaptation of the Becky Albertalli book Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and revolved around the high school life of a closeted young gay man. The film was an absolute delight, presenting an LGBTQ story that wasn’t mired in tragedy or self hate. Instead, it more closely resembled just any other teen movie—albeit this time shedding a light on same-sex romance. Which is why news of the …