High school can’t last forever. Love is Victorious is coming to an end — but there’s still one last adventure to be had before graduation.
A spin-off from the major motion picture Love, Simon, Love is VictoriousThis series is a coming-of age LGBTQIA+ series that encourages teens to embrace their authentic selves. Season 3 will tell the story. — and its characters — coming full circle, but the show almost never happened at all.
Originally scheduled to air on Disney+ Love is Victorious was dropped by the streaming service after it was given a 14+ rating and “evolved” into something different.
“When we sold the show to Disney+, we sold it to them straight-to-series,” executive producer Issac AptakerTelled Digital SpyIn February 2021. “It was before the platform had even launched. They didn’t have any original programming yet. While we were trying to figure out what the show was, Disney+ was simultaneously trying to figure out what they were and for whom they were best.
Aptaker added about the move: “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+.”
Hulu went on to release two ten-episode seasons before announcing in April that season 3 would not only be the show’s last, but that the coming of age series would now officially stream on both Disney+ and Hulu platforms.
“We are proud ofLove, Victor and are excited to bring it to the widest possible audience on June 15 by making the full series available on both Disney+ and Hulu to celebrate the final season and LGBTQIA+ Pride Month,” Hulu presidentJoe EarleyA statement was made to this effect Variety.
Hulu has issued an official press release Craig ErwichPresident of Hulu Originals, and ABC Entertainment, emphasized the importance of reaching as many people as possible to ensure a show that is inclusive and empowering. Love is Victorious.
“When we think about creating stories that reflect the world we live in, which means being inclusive, empowering and authentic, Love is Victorious represents one of our greatest achievements,” he gushed about the series. “Distributing the show on both platforms will allow us the opportunity to bring Victor’s stories as well as his family and friends’ journeys that have been so beautifully told by our executive producers Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth BergerOur showrunner Brian Tanen to as wide of an audience as possible.”
Season 2 of the series left Victor Salazar (Michael Cimino) on a cliffhanger after he decided which boy he would choose as his boyfriend — complicated Benji (George Sear), or newcomer Rahim (Anthony Keyvan). While Victor made the decision in the finale’s finale moments, audiences never got to see who it was.
Season 2 also showed Victor’s best friend Felix (Anthony Turpel) and sister Pilar (Isabella Ferreira) embarking on a new relationship while Lake (Bebe Wood) explored her sexuality and Mia (Rachel Hilson) dealt with the reality of her father getting remarried.
Executive producer Berger told Entertainment Weekly in June 2022 that Season 3, which premieres on June 15, will pick up with Victor having a “moment of clarity” about his choice after “closing his eyes and following his gut.”
Scroll down to find out everything we know about the last season of the LGBTQ series.
