Millennials and older Gen Z, it is time to make it shine once more. Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for Hollywood Arts, the long-awaited Victorious spinoff series, premiering October 15. The 26-episode first season will be split into two parts, kicking off with a special two-part pilot combined into a 50-minute premiere episode.
The series stars Daniella Monet returning as Trina Vega, Tori’s abrasive older sister, who comes back to Hollywood Arts as an unqualified substitute teacher filling in for the recently retired acting teacher Erwin Sikowitz, played by Eric Lange. Trina initially takes the job hoping to use her well-connected nepo baby students to jumpstart her own struggling acting career but unexpectedly discovers a genuine passion for nurturing young talent.
The new generation of Hollywood Arts students includes Peyton Jackson as Qwest, a musical genius hiding his talent behind a fake basketball scholarship, Alyssa Miles as Emmy, a tech producer secretly harboring a passion for performing, Emmy Liu-Wang as Pepper, silly and airheaded but fiercely loyal, Erika Swayze as Jen Z, a sharp-tongued neglected rich girl, and Martin Kamm as Oscar, Emmy’s self-serious brother struggling in the shadow of his sister’s rising stardom.
A notable returning face is Yvette Nicole Brown, who reprises her role as Principal Helen. As for the original Victorious cast, Victoria Justice’s Tori Vega is referenced as a mega pop star whose locker has become a shrine at the school, though her appearance has not been confirmed. Elizabeth Gillies and Avan Jogia have declined to return.
The show was created by Jake Farrow, a former Victorious writer-producer who also voiced the puppet Rex Powers on the original series, and Samantha Martin. Both serve as executive producers alongside Monet, Shauna Phelan and Jonathan Judge, who also directed the pilot. Notably, Farrow and Martin confirm that Victorious creator Dan Schneider, who parted ways with Nickelodeon in 2018, is in no way involved with Hollywood Arts.
The spinoff arrives more than a decade after Victorious was canceled without a proper finale in 2013 and two years after the release of Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, the explosive Investigation Discovery docuseries that examined the toxic culture surrounding some children’s television shows, focusing heavily on Schneider’s tenure at Nickelodeon. Farrow and Martin have been vocal about cultivating a safe and healthy work environment on the Hollywood Arts set, calling the protection of underaged actors a non-negotiable priority.
The series was filmed in Vancouver between October 2025 and March 2026 and is produced by Paramount Television Studios for Netflix, with Nickelodeon branding also featured on the series. The second half of Season 1 will drop on Netflix at a later date, with the series also slated to air on Nickelodeon and Paramount+ down the line.
Hollywood Arts premieres October 15 on Netflix.