Which Hollywood Arts Character Are You?

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Hollywood Arts is the long-awaited follow-up to Nickelodeon’s Victorious, and it lands on Netflix on October 15, 2026. Fans have waited years to walk the halls of the famous performing arts high school again, and this time the story starts from a very different place: the teacher’s desk.

The series centers on Trina Vega, played again by Daniella Monet. Now a struggling actress, Trina returns to Hollywood Arts as a substitute teacher, taking over from the retired Erwin Sikowitz. She has no teaching qualifications and a very clear plan: use her well-connected students to advance her own career. What she does not expect is to discover that she might actually love teaching.

Her students are the heart of the new ensemble. Emmy is a tech producer who secretly wants to perform, while her self-serious brother Oscar struggles to step out of her shadow. Pepper is silly and a little airheaded but unshakably loyal. Qwest is a musical genius hiding behind a fake basketball scholarship, and Jen Z is a sharp-tongued, neglected rich girl whose attitude hides a lot. Yvette Nicole Brown is also set to return as Principal Helen, a nod to the original series.

The show was created by Jake Farrow and Samantha Martin. Farrow is a former Victorious writer and producer who also voiced Rex the puppet, so the series has deep roots in the original’s humor. Jonathan Judge directed the pilot, and Monet is among the executive producers. Twenty-six episodes are planned, with the first half arriving on October 15 and the second half yet to be dated.

Part of the appeal is the way the series flips the original formula. Victorious followed a talented newcomer, Tori Vega, who landed in a school full of gifted students. Hollywood Arts follows the person who was always desperate for the spotlight, and gives her a reason to look at it from the other side. It is a comedy about ambition, second chances, and what it means to help others shine.

If you grew up watching the original, you can revisit that world with our Victorious character quiz. And if workplace-style school comedy is your thing, try our Abbott Elementary quiz too.

Behind the camera, the production leans into the same bright, theatrical style that made the original a hit with Nickelodeon audiences. Musical numbers, talent showcases, and over-the-top school assemblies are all part of the formula, and the new episodes are built around the classroom as a comedy engine. Each student represents a different kind of talent hiding under a different kind of pressure, which gives Trina plenty of material to either exploit or finally learn from.

That setup also explains why a quiz like this works so well. The characters sit at different points on the same spectrum: how much do you want to be seen, and how much are you willing to risk to get there? Trina wants the spotlight loudly, Emmy wants it privately, Qwest is wary of it, Jen Z hides behind attitude, and Pepper simply enjoys everyone else being happy. Your answers reveal where you land.

Whichever character you land on, the real question is whether you belong in the front row or running the lights from the booth. Take the quiz, then tell your friends where they would sit in Sikowitz’s class.