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How “Love, Victor” Ended Up Moving From Disney+

This week, Disney+ launched its new general entertainment brand “Star” internationally with some new “Star Originals”, including “Love, Victor”, which is a sequel/spin-off of the 20th Century Studios film, “Love, Simon”. Originally the show was going to be released on Disney+ as a “Disney+ Original”, but was moved over to Hulu in the United States as it was deemed too mature.  But it wasn’t released internationally until this week, when the first two episodes became available on Disney+ in many countries including Canada, Australia and the UK.

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“Love, Victor” is about a closeted gay teenager who is forced to come out after being blackmailed. The series stars Michael Cimino as Victor, who, like Simon, is on his own journey of self-discovery. Facing challenges at home, navigating the ups and downs of a new high school and exploring his sexual orientation, Victor reaches out to Simon when things become too difficult.

As part of a promotional tour for the release as a “Star Original”, the showrunners for the series, Isaac Aptaker spoke with Digital Spy about “Love, Victor” and was asked to shed some light on what happened regarding the show moving?

It’s confusing. When we sold the show to Disney+, we sold it to them straight-to-series. It was before the platform had even launched. They didn’t have any original programming yet. As we were figuring out what the show is, Disney+ was simultaneously figuring out what they were, and what audience they were for.

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The show evolved into something that felt like it fit much more on Hulu with their slate of teenage high-school shows that they already had. It was a little bit more mature than the version of high-school that was going to be depicted on Disney+.

But what’s so great about coming full circle now is that Hulu is only available in America. We’ve had so many frustrated fans who love the movie and want the show and don’t have access to it. And now they’re adding this new brand [Star] to Disney+ that’s for slightly more sophisticated stories. We’re just so excited that finally this show that we want everyone to see, is going to be available internationally.

The first two episodes of “Love, Victor” are available on Disney+ in many countries including Australia, Canada and the UK, with new episodes dropping on Fridays.  The entire first season is available in the US on Hulu and a second season is currently in production.

Have you caught this new series yet?

Source: WhatsOnDisneyPlus

About Jennifer Retzlaff

My name is Jennifer Retzlaff and I became a lifelong Disney fan during my first trip to Walt Disney World in 6th grade. From that moment, Disney became a big part of my life. I live in Iowa with my husband and two kids who are growing up too quickly for my liking. I started introducing my love for Disney early to my family with a Disney honeymoon and then trips when our youngest of 18 months. Since then, our family has been to Walt Disney World over five times and we continue to plan and dream for the next trip. I love the magic that Disney brings to people through the theme parks, cruises, adventures and movies they create. As a teacher, I try to bring that magic into my classroom to help kids believe that “If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It.” I recently reached a dream of mine as I joined Magic Vacation Planner as a personal travel advisor. With this team, I can now help others plan magical vacations. As a passionate writer, I also have my own blog at magicalvacationsbyjen which is also where you can follow me on instagram for trip reviews along with tips and tricks for your next magical vacation.