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.
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Premise
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
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
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
Hollywood Arts received mixed critical reception, with praise going to its humor and energy, while criticizing it for being a copy of Victorious and its reliance on nostalgia. Variety's Aramide Tinubu praised the series for capturing the energetic, chaotic fun of the original series while criticizing 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."
