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Netflix's 'Hollywood Arts' Spin-Off Gets a Cold Review

Trina Vega returns to the classroom in the Netflix sequel to Nickelodeon's Victorious; the review says rewatching the original is the better plan.

On air: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on Late Night BBN
Published 10:38 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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First reported by What's on Netflix: “Netflix’s ‘Victorious’ Spin-Off ‘Hollywood Arts’ Is a Disappointing Lifeless Nostalgia Grab”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 10:38 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Hollywood.

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What's on NetflixNetflix’s ‘Victorious’ Spin-Off ‘Hollywood Arts’ Is a Disappointing Lifeless Nostalgia Grab

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNetflix has a Victorious spin-off called Hollywood Arts, with Trina Vega back in the classroom, and What's on Netflix calls it a lifeless nostalgia grab.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI haven't seen it, but lifeless sounds very peaceful.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe review says you're much better off just rewatching the Nickelodeon original, which is the nicest thing a spin-off can hear about itself.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo Netflix made a show that sends people back to the old show! That's teamwork.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRewatching.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorExactly, it's a thrilling new way to watch something old!
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThen I pitch the next one, Rewatching Arts, ninety minutes of a man on a couch pressing play on the original.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI'd watch that twice! Brock, tell me the sky is as cozy as a rerun.