Love, Victor

• Michael Cimino as Victor Salazar:[1] A new student at Creekwood High School, struggling with his identity surrounding his sexual orientation and adjusting to a new city[2]
• Rachel Hilson as Mia Brooks:[1] Victor's smart friend who has a quick wit and an easy laugh[3]
• Anthony Turpel as Felix Westen:[1] Victor's awkward new neighbor who seeks to befriend him[2]
• Bebe Wood as Lake Meriwether:[1] Mia's social media-obsessed best friend[2]
• Mason Gooding as Andrew:[1] Creekwood's cocky and popular basketball-loving jock[2]
• George Sear as Benji Campbell:[1] Victor's openly gay, confident, and charming classmate to whom he takes a liking[2]
• Isabella Ferreira as Pilar Salazar:[1] Victor's anxious younger sister troubled with her new life[2]
• Mateo Fernandez as Adrian Salazar: Victor's little brother[2]
• James Martinez as Armando Salazar: Victor's father, a blue-collar man who works hard for his family[2]
• Ana Ortiz as Isabel Salazar: Victor's mother who is under a lot of pressure after a move to a new city[4]

Nick Robinson, reprising his role as Simon Spier from Love, Simon,[2] mostly appears via voice-over, narrating Simon's messages to Victor. Robinson appears as Simon in person in the eighth episode.

• Lukas Gage as Derek, Benji's boyfriend.
• Mekhi Phifer as Harold Brooks, Mia's father.
• Sophia Bush as Veronica: Mia's father's new girlfriend, who runs a non-profit organization for women[5]
• Beth Littleford as Sarah, the manager of the coffee house where Victor and Benji work
• Leslie Grossman as Georgina Meriwether, a local news host and Lake's mother
• Ali Wong as Ms. Thomas, Creekwood's sex education teacher
• Abigail Killmeier as Wendy, a theater kid who Felix takes as his date to the Spring Fling
• Charlie Hall as Kieran, one of Andrew's close friends
• AJ Carr as Teddy, another one of Andrew's close friends
• Kayla Divenere as Jenny, one of Victor's classmates
• Andy Richter as Coach Ford, P.E. teacher and varsity basketball coach

• Steven Heisler as Roger, Armando's former boss with whom Isabel had an affair.
• Keiynan Lonsdale as Bram Greenfeld, Simon Spier's boyfriend. This character was introduced in Love, Simon, played by the same actor.[6]
• Katya Zamolodchikova as herself, performing at the gay club Messy Boots in NYC[6]
• Tommy Dorfman as Justin, Bram and Simon's roommate[6]
• Natasha Rothwell as Ms. Albright, vice principal at Creekwood, previously the school's drama teacher. This character was introduced in Love, Simon, played by the same actor.
• Terri Hoyos as Natalia Salazar, Victor's grandmother
• Juan Carlos Cantu as Tito Salazar, Victor's grandfather
• Jason Collins as himself, playing basketball with a group of gay men

In April 2019, Disney+ gave the 20th Century Fox Television–produced show – based on the film Love, Simon – a straight-to-series order, with the writers of the original movie, Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, attached as showrunners.[7] The show would focus on brand new characters and would be set in the same world as the movie.

"Love, Simon is a powerful story embraced by critics and audiences alike for its universal messages of authenticity, love, and acceptance. We are honored to partner with the talented team at 20th Century Fox Television to bring this new chapter of a beloved story to Disney+, continuing the personal and uplifting narrative that captivated fans of the original film."

— Agnes Chu (SVP content, Disney+)[8]

In February 2020, the series was retitled Love, Victor and moved to Hulu, with a scheduled premiere date in June 2020, making it the second series – after High Fidelity – to move from Disney+ to Hulu.[9] In April 2020, it was announced that the series was scheduled to premiere on June 19, 2020.[10]

On June 10, 2020, the premiere date was moved up to June 17, 2020, to give Juneteenth its own day in the spotlight.[11]

On August 7, 2020, Hulu renewed the series for a second season.[12]

In June 2019, Ana Ortiz was cast as Isabel.[4] In mid-August, the series' full cast was announced, with Michael Cimino as the lead, Victor. Also announced were James Martinez as Armando, Isabella Ferreira as Pilar, Mateo Fernandez as Adrian, Johnny Sequoyah as Mia, Bebe Wood as Lake, George Sear as Benji, Anthony Turpel as Felix, and Mason Gooding as Andrew. It was also announced that Nick Robinson, who starred in the film, would produce and narrate the series.[2] Later that month, it was reported that Rachel Hilson had been cast as Mia, replacing Sequoyah. The recast was made in order to take the character in a new creative direction.[3] On October 23, 2019, it was also announced that Sophia Bush had been cast as Veronica, Mia's father's new girlfriend.[5]

In November 2020, Betsy Brandt was announced as having been cast in season 2 as Dawn, Felix's mother, who struggles with mental health issues.[13] Ava Capri and Anthony Keyvan were also announced as joining the second-season cast.[14]

Filming began in August 2019, in Los Angeles, with Amy York Rubin directing the first episode.[2] Filming for the second season began on November 9, 2020.[15]

The soundtrack EP for the first season, featuring three new songs by LGBT artists and all co-written by Leland, was released on June 19, 2020, by Hollywood Records.[16]

According to Hulu, the series was the most-watched drama on the service during its premiere week between June 17 and 23, 2020. It was also the most-binged original drama series on Hulu in 2020 during its first week and the second-most binged original on Hulu after Solar Opposites.[18]

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 93% based on 45 reviews, with an average rating of 7.15/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Michael Cimino charms in Love, Victor, a sincere and sweet—if safe—spin-off with a lot of heart."[19] Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[20]