‘Love, Simon’ Disney+ Series Finds Lead in Michael Cimino

For a while after its release, Love, Simon was all everybody could talk about. And now, the much-anticipated series adaptation has found its lead actor in Annabelle Comes Home star, Michael Cimino.

Cimino will be leading the cast as Victor, a newbie at Creekwood High School. The series follows his own journey of self-discovery as he’s facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city, and struggling with his sexuality. When it all seems too much, he reaches out to Simon to help him navigate high school.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ana Ortiz will be joining Cimino as his on-screen mother, Isabel. With them are James Martinez as Victor’s dad Armando, Isabella Ferreira as Victor’s sullen younger sister, and Mateo Fernandez as Victor’s little brother. Johnny Sequoyah will be taking on the role of Victor’s witty friend Mia, Anthony Turpel will be acting as Victor’s lanky awkward neighbor Felix, and George Sear will be acting as Victor’s charming and confident classmate Benji. Other actors joining the cast are Bebe Wood as Lake, Mia’s best friend, and Mason Gooding as Creekwood’s cocky jock Andrew.

Love, Simon original star Nick Robinson will still be playing a role in the series. This time, he’s on board as producer and narrator of the show.

A New Future for Love, Simon

The new Disney+ series is set to start production in the latter half of this month according to Variety, a couple of months ahead of the release of Disney+. However, the series still doesn’t have a release date.

“Love, Simon is a powerful story embraced by critics and audiences alike for its universal messages of authenticity, love, and acceptance,” said Agnes Chu, senior VP content at Disney+, in a statement. “We are honored to partner with the talented team at 20th Century Fox Television to bring this new chapter of a beloved story to Disney+, continuing the personal and uplifting narrative that captivated fans of the original film.”

Casual director Amy York Rubin is set to direct the first episode. Brian Tanen, Jason Ensler, Isaac Klausner, Adam Fishbach, Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, and Pouya Shahbazian are set as executive producers. Rubin’s creative partner Pilar Boehm will be co-exec producing together with Adam Londy. This Is Us producers Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger are signed on as showrunners.

“We could not be more excited to be making Love, Simon for Disney+,” said Aptaker and Berger. “We have a phenomenal group of writers with tremendously personal connections to the material crafting our episodes, and have assembled a dream team cast and crew to bring these stories to life, and cannot wait to share what we’re working on with the world.”

Disney’s 20th Century Fox TV will be producing the series.