Hollywood Arts

Hollywood Arts

Hollywood Arts is an American teen sitcom developed by Jake Farrow and Samantha Martin, which serves as a sequel and spin-off to Victorious, with Daniella Monet reprising her role as Trina Vega. It premiered on Netflix on October 15, 2026.

Premise

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Struggling actress Trina Vega returns to her alma mater, Hollywood Arts, as an unqualified substitute teacher. There, she both clashes with and inspires a new generation of ambitious, eccentric students.

Cast

Main

• Daniella Monet as Trina Vega • Alyssa Miles as Emmy Ward • Erika Swayze as Jen Z • Emmy Liu-Wang as Pepper • Peyton Jackson as Qwest • Martin Kamm as Oscar Ward

Recurring

• Yvette Nicole Brown as Principal Helen Dubois

Guest

• Eric Lange as Erwin Sikowitz • Matt Bennett as Robbie Shapiro • Jake Farrow as Rex Powers (voice) • Kira Kosarin as Sasha • Taylen Biggs as Miss Sweetly • Lexi Rivera as Herself • Sofie Dossi as Charli

Episodes

Hollywood Arts

<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Title</th><th>Directed by</th><th>Written by</th><th>Original release date</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td colspan="13">Part 1</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1">1</th><td rowspan="1">"Back to School"</td><td>Jonathan Judge</td><td>Jake Farrow & Samantha Martin</td><td>October 15, 2026 (2026-10-15)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Special guest stars: Eric Lange as Sikowitz, Yvette Nicole Brown as Principal Helen Guest stars: Reese Alexander as Odysseus, Jude Wilson as Luke, Ed Witzke as Mikey</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1">2</th><td rowspan="1">"Fake It 'Till Ya Make It"</td><td>Jonathan Judge</td><td>Samantha Martin & Jake Farrow</td><td>October 15, 2026 (2026-10-15)</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1">3</th><td rowspan="1">"Underworld Understudy"</td><td>Trevor Kirschner</td><td>Sam Becker</td><td>October 15, 2026 (2026-10-15)</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1">4</th><td rowspan="1">"He Sang She Sang"</td><td>Wendy Faraone</td><td>Hannah Suria</td><td>October 15, 2026 (2026-10-15)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Guest stars: Kira Kosarin as Sasha, John Gillich as Tar, Ryan McEwen as Logan, Caitlynne Medrek as Donna, Katrina Teitz as McKenzie</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1">5</th><td rowspan="1">"Tori's Magic Locker"</td><td>Jonathan Judge</td><td>Samantha Martin & Jake Farrow</td><td>October 15, 2026 (2026-10-15)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Guest stars: Kaitlyn Cielo as Mercedes, Kurt Long as Nate</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1">6</th><td rowspan="1">"Cheese Men"</td><td>Trevor Kirschner</td><td>Christopher J. Nowak</td><td>October 15, 2026 (2026-10-15)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Special guest star: Matt Bennett as Robbie Guest star: Jake Farrow as Rex</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1">7</th><td rowspan="1">"Cattle Call"</td><td>Kira Kosarin</td><td>Joe Sullivan</td><td>October 15, 2026 (2026-10-15)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Guest stars: Eileen Barrett as Patsy, Riuh Maria as Parthenia, Sara Erikson as Miwanda, Peter Oldring as Steve</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1">8</th><td rowspan="1">"Subway Showdown"</td><td>Wendy Faraone</td><td>Sam Becker</td><td>October 15, 2026 (2026-10-15)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Special guest star: Yvette Nicole Brown as Principal Helen Guest star: Taylen Biggs as Miss Sweetly</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1">9</th><td rowspan="1">"Puppet Love"</td><td>Trevor Kirschner</td><td>Joe Sullivan</td><td>October 15, 2026 (2026-10-15)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Special guest star: Matt Bennett as Robbie Guest star: Jake Farrow as Rex</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1">10</th><td rowspan="1">"Party Crashers"</td><td>Trevor Kirschner</td><td>Jake Farrow</td><td>October 15, 2026 (2026-10-15)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Guest stars: Alex MacIsaac as Iris, Ayo Solanke as Honeybun</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1">11</th><td rowspan="1">"Hollywood Arts & Sciences"</td><td>Nathan Kress</td><td>Mariah Smith</td><td>October 15, 2026 (2026-10-15)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Special guest star: Yvette Nicole Brown as Principal Helen</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1">12</th><td rowspan="1">"A Faire to Remember"</td><td>Kira Kosarin</td><td>Samantha Martin</td><td>October 15, 2026 (2026-10-15)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Guest star: Zac Bellward as Mateo</td></tr></tbody></table>

Production

Development

On February 6, 2025, it was announced that a sequel and spinoff to Victorious was in development with a working title of Hollywood Arts. Daniella Monet would be reprising her role as Trina Vega, and also serves as an executive producer, alongside Jake Farrow, who worked on the original series, and Samantha Martin. Dan Schneider, who was the creator of Victorious and its first spin-off series Sam & Cat, would not be involved in the series.

Casting is underway, with former Victorious cast members possibly reprising their roles. In March 2025, Victoria Justice, who starred as Tori Vega, mentioned the possibility of her making a cameo appearance. In the same month, Avan Jogia, who starred as Beck Oliver, expressed openness to reprising his role. In April 2025, Elizabeth Gillies, who starred as Jade West, also expressed openness to reprising her role. In the same month, Matt Bennett, who starred as Robbie Shapiro, teased a possible return. In July 2025, Leon Thomas III, who starred as André Harris, expressed interest in reprising his role in a guest appearance.

On October 24, 2025, Hollywood Arts moved to Netflix, which ordered 26 episodes, announcing that the series will premiere on the global streamer in 2026 before a second-window release on Nickelodeon and sibling Paramount+ (likely day and date). The sale to Netflix is believed to be a recent development after the August completion of the Skydance-Paramount merger, which resulted in the departure of longtime Nickelodeon chief Brian Robbins among other top executive exits, alongside a change of producer of the upcoming television spin-off series as Paramount Skydance's revived television division Paramount Television Studios (which encompasses the slates of Skydance Television and Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios) would now be producing the spin-off series Hollywood Arts alongside Nickelodeon which originally developed the spin-off series.

Casting

In February 2025, Daniella Monet was cast in the series. In October 2025, Alyssa Miles, Emmy Liu-Wang, Peyton Jackson, Erika Swayze and Martin Kamm joined the main cast, with Yvette Nicole Brown, Eric Lange, and Matt Bennett set to guest star.

Filming

Hollywood Arts held its first table read on October 14, 2025. Principal photography began filming on October 22, 2025, in Burnaby, British Columbia; it was originally set to begin two days earlier in Los Angeles, California. Filming wrapped on March 13, 2026.

Release

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The first 12 episodes of Hollywood Arts premiered on Netflix on October 15, 2026, and it will also air on Nickelodeon and stream on Paramount+.

Reception

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Hollywood Arts received mixed critical reception, with praise going to its nostalgia, humor, and energy, while criticizing it for being a copy of Victorious and its reliance on nostalgia. Variety's Aramide Tinubu praises the series for capturing the energetic, chaotic fun of the original series while criticizng its nostalgia-driven approach and uneven execution. Common Sense Media's Ty'Kira Smalls rated the series a three-out-of-five stars, praising the show for keeping the fun, wild energy of the original series with entertaining music and characters, while noting that its new students sometimes feel like copies of the original cast. Decider's Maddy Casale wrote that the series is a fun continuation of the original series with a standout performance from Monet, but falls short of the original and may mainly appeal to longtime fans.