Simonverse
| Simonverse | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Becky Albertalli |
| Original work | Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (2015) |
| Print publications | |
| Book(s) | |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) | |
The Simonverse is a shared fictional universe created by Becky Albertalli.[1] The franchise began with the 2015 young adult novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, and has gone on to include works from Albertalli, Angie Thomas, and Nic Stone.[2] Additionally, there are currently two film adaptations as well as a streaming television series, with a third film currently in production.[3]
Novels[edit]
| Title | Pages | Release | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creekwood series by Becky Albertalli | ||||
| Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda | 303 | April 7, 2015 | Adapted into the 2018 film Love, Simon | |
| The Upside of Unrequited | 336 | April 11, 2017 | ||
| Leah on the Offbeat | 368 | April 24, 2018 | ||
| Love, Simon: The Emails | 17 | June 12, 2018 | Target exclusive booklet released with Love, Simon Blu-ray | |
| Love, Creekwood | 128 | June 30, 2020 | ||
| Garden Heights series by Angie Thomas | ||||
| The Hate U Give | 444 | February 28, 2017 | Adapted into the 2018 film of the same name | |
| On the Come Up | 464 | February 5, 2019 | To be adapted into an upcoming film | |
| Concrete Rose | 320 | January 12, 2021 | ||
| Dear Martin series by Nic Stone | ||||
| Dear Martin | 224 | October 17, 2017 | ||
| Dear Justyce | 288 | September 29, 2020 | ||
Creekwood series[edit]
The Creekwood series by Becky Albertalli consists of three novels, beginning with Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, first released in 2015. The novel follows Simon Spier who begins emailing an anonymous classmate who uses the alias Blue. A second novel, The Upside of Unrequited, released in 2017, and follows Molly Peskin-Suso, the cousin of Abby Suso from the first novel, who has had 26 unrequited crushes. Leah on the Offbeat released in 2018, and was a direct sequel to the first novel, following Leah attempting to deal with her own personal life.
A short, 17 page booklet, Love, Simon: The Emails, released as a Target exclusive packaged with the Blu-ray release of Love, Simon, and features emails between Simon (Jacques) and Blue. Despite being released with the films, the booklet takes place in the novels canon, with Simon's email prefix being named "hourtohour.notetonote" as opposed to "frommywindow1". Love, Creekwood, a novella set in the Simonverse, released in 2020, and consists of emails between the various characters.
Garden Heights series[edit]
The Garden Heights series by Angie Thomas also consists of three novels. The first, The Hate U Give, released in 2017 and follows Starr Carter, a 16-year-old African-American girl from a poor neighborhood and attends an elite private school. After witnessing the death of her friend at the hands of a white police officer, she must choose to speak out or stay silent. A second novel, On the Come Up, released in 2019. Set in the same neighborhood at the first novel, it follows Bri Jackson, an aspiring rapper who accidentally becomes internet famous as a controversial rap. Concrete Rose, released in 2021, is a prequel to the first novel, and follows a young Maverick Carter's dealings with the King Lords.
Dear Martin series[edit]
The Dear Martin series by Nic Stone consists of two novels. Dear Martin, which released in 2017, follows Justyce McAllister as he writes letters to the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as he attempts to make sense of life as a black teenager. A sequel, Dear Justyce, released in 2020, and follows Quan Banks as he begins to write letters to Justyce while in jail.
Connections between series[edit]
The main connections between the series is Bram Greenfeld, a character from the Creekwood series. He is the second cousin of Starr Carter from The Hate U Give, with their mothers being first cousins. Similarly, SJ Friedman from the Dear Martin series is Bram's first cousin, with SJ's mother and Bram's father being siblings. Both Starr and SJ are mentioned in Love, Creekwood, and the family tree was also confirmed online by Angie Thomas.[4]
All other novels are direct follow-ups, with the exception of The Upside of Unrequited and On the Come Up. Cassie and Molly Peskin-Suso from The Upside of Unrequited are cousins to Abby Suso from the main Creekwood series,[1] with Abby and Simon making minor appearances in the novel. Cassie and Molly were also mentioned in both Leah on the Offbeat and Love, Creekwood. Despite no characters returning in On the Come Up, it is set in the same neighborhood as The Hate U Give, and the events of the first novel were intended to be felt without being mentioned.[5]
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Film adaptations[edit]
| Film | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriters | Producers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love, Simon | March 16, 2018 | Greg Berlanti | Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger | Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, Isaac Klausner & Pouya Shahbazian |
| The Hate U Give | October 5, 2018 | George Tillman Jr. | Audrey Wells | Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, Robert Teitel & George Tillman Jr. |
| On the Come Up | September 23, 2022[6] | Sanaa Lathan[3] | Kay Oyegun[7] | Jay Marcus, Marty Bowen, John Fischer, Robert Teitel, Isaac Klausner & George Tillman Jr.[8] |
Love, Simon[edit]
Love, Simon is the film adaption of Albertalli's Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. The film is directed by Greg Berlanti and written by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger. It stars Nick Robinson in the titular role as he begins emailing someone under the alias of "Blue" while being blackmailed and threatened to be outed to his entire school.
The Hate U Give[edit]
The Hate U Give is the film adaption of Thomas's novel of the same name. The film is directed by George Tillman Jr. and written by Audrey Wells. Amandla Stenberg stars as Starr Carter, a high school student who witnesses a police shooting and has to decide to speak up about it or stay quiet.
On the Come Up[edit]
A film adaption of Thomas's second novel, On the Come Up, was acquired by Fox 2000 in February 2019, with George Tillman Jr. set to direct with Robert Teitel, Jay Marcus, Thomas Marty Bowen, Isaac Klausner, and John Fischer producing.[8] After the closing of Fox 2000, the rights were moved to Paramount Players, with Kay Oyegun added to write the adaption.[7] In November 2021, it was announced the film will be written by Sanaa Lathan and star Jamila C. Gray as Bri Jackson.[9] She will be joined by Method Man, Mike Epps, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in undisclosed roles.[3] The film was released on September 23, 2022 in a limited theatrical release as well as on Paramount+.[6]
Television series[edit]
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Love, Victor[edit]
Love, Victor is an American teen drama web television series created by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger. It acts as a follow up to the film Love, Simon, and follows Victor Salazar (portrayed by Michael Cimino) who reaches out to Simon for advice about navigating life after moving to Creekwood and hearing Simon's story. The series was originally announced for Disney+ in April 2019 under the title of Love, Simon.[10] In February 2020 the series was moved to Hulu along with a new title, Love, Victor.[11] The first season was scheduled to release on June 19, 2020 but was moved back to June 17, 2020 to avoid conflict with Juneteenth.[12] In August 2020, the series was renewed for a second season, which consisted of 10 episodes and was released in the United States on Hulu on June 11, 2021.[13][14] Internationally, the second season will premiere on Disney+ via Star on June 18, 2021.[15] The third and final season released on July 15, 2022.[16][17]
Cast and characters[edit]
^Y This actor portrayed a younger version of this character.
^A This actor only appeared in a flashback through the use of archive footage.
^P This actor only appeared in a photograph.
^M This actor was a part of the main cast in this season.
| Character | Love, Simon | The Hate U Give | Love, Victor | On the Come Up | ||
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| Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | ||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | TBA | |
| Simon Spier Jacques |
Nick Robinson Bryson PittsY Nye ReynoldsY |
Nick RobinsonM | ||||
| Jack Spier | Josh Duhamel | Josh DuhamelP | Josh Duhamel | |||
| Emily Spier | Jennifer Garner | Jennifer GarnerP | ||||
| Leah Burke | Katherine Langford | Katherine LangfordA | ||||
| Abby Suso | Alexandra Shipp | Alexandra ShippA | ||||
| Nick Eisner | Jorge Lendeborg Jr. | Jorge Lendeborg Jr.A | ||||
| Bram Greenfeld Blue |
Keiynan Lonsdale | Keiynan Lonsdale | ||||
| Mr. Worth | Tony Hale | Tony HaleP | ||||
| Ms. Albright | Natasha Rothwell | Natasha Rothwell | ||||
| Garrett Laughlin / Officer "115"[lower-alpha 1] | Drew Starkey | Drew StarkeyA | ||||
| Cal Price | Miles Heizer | |||||
| Martin Addison | Logan Miller | |||||
| Nora Spier | Talitha Bateman Skye MowbrayY |
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| Ethan | Clark Moore | |||||
| Lyle | Joey Pollari | |||||
| Taylor Metternich | Mackenzie Lintz | |||||
| Starr Carter | Amandla Stenberg | |||||
| Lisa Carter | Regina Hall | |||||
| Maverick Carter | Russell Hornsby | |||||
| Khalil Harris | Algee Smith | |||||
| Seven Carter | Lamar Johnson | |||||
| April Ofrah | Issa Rae | |||||
| Chris Bryant | K. J. Apa | |||||
| Carlos | Common | |||||
| King | Anthony Mackie | |||||
| Kenya | Dominique Fishback | |||||
| Halley Grant | Sabrina Carpenter | |||||
| Sekani Carter | TJ Wright | |||||
| Maya Yang | Megan Lawless | |||||
| Iesha | Karan Kendrick | |||||
| Victor Salazar | Michael CiminoM | |||||
| Mia Brooks | Rachel HilsonM | |||||
| Felix Westen | Anthony TurpelM | |||||
| Lake Meriwether | Bebe WoodM | |||||
| Andrew Spencer | Mason GoodingM | |||||
| Benji Campbell | George SearM | |||||
| Pilar Salazar | Isabella FerreiraM | |||||
| Adrian Salazar | Mateo FernandezM | |||||
| Armando Salazar | James MartinezM | |||||
| Isabel Salazar | Ana OrtizM | |||||
| Rahim | Anthony Keyvan | Anthony KeyvanM | ||||
| Lucy | Ava Capri | Ava CapriM | ||||
| Bri Jackson | Jamila C. Gray[9][3] | |||||
| TBA | Method Man[3] | |||||
| Mike Epps[3] | ||||||
| Da'Vine Joy Randolph[3] | ||||||
- ↑ Drew Starkey appeared in Love, Simon as Garrett Laughlin and The Hate U Give as Officer "115." Archive footage of Garrett is shown in Love, Victor.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "A Guide to the Lovable Characters in Becky Albertalli's Simonverse". Epic Reads. April 24, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ↑ Thomas, Angie [@angiecthomas] (April 24, 2020). "Did you know that @beckyalbertalli has a Simonverse novella, LOVE CREEKWOOD, on the way?" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Kit, Borys (November 8, 2021). "Method Man, Mike Epps, Da'Vine Joy Randolph Join YA Rap Drama 'On the Come Up' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ↑ Thomas, Angie [@angiecthomas] (April 24, 2020). "The family breakdown for those wondering" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "How Angie Thomas Created The Garden Heights Universe". refinery29. February 6, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 12, 2022). "'On The Come Up': Paramount Sets Theatrical Day & Date With Pic's Streaming Debut After TIFF Premiere – Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 N'Duka, Amanda (December 11, 2019). "'This Is Us' Producer Kay Oyegun To Adapt Angie Thomas' Book 'On the Come Up' For Paramount". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 N'Duka, Amanda (February 4, 2019). "Fox To Adapt 'The Hate U Give' Author Angie Thomas' Next Book 'On The Come Up'; George Tillman Jr. Directing". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Jackson, Angelique (October 21, 2021). "Newcomer Jamila C. Gray to Star in 'On the Come Up,' Directed by Sanaa Lathan (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (April 11, 2019). "'Love, Simon' TV Series a Go at Disney+". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 27, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 24, 2020). "'Love, Simon' Spinoff Series 'Love, Victor' Moves From Disney+ To Hulu, Sets Launch & Opens Season 2 Writers Room". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (June 10, 2020). "Hulu Shifts 'Love, Victor' & 'Taste the Nation' Premieres In Observance Of Juneteenth". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ↑ Petski, Denise (August 7, 2020). "'Love, Victor' Renewed For Season 2 By Hulu". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ↑ Iannucci, Rebecca (2021-02-25). "Love, Victor Sets June Return at Hulu". TVLine. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ↑ Palmer, Roger (2021-05-13). ""Love, Victor" Season 2 Disney+ Release Date Announced (UK/IRE/AU/NZ/CA) | What's On Disney Plus". What's On Disney Plus. Retrieved 2021-06-13. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Iannucci, Rebecca (July 30, 2021). "Love, Victor Renewed for Season 3". TVLine. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ↑ Otterson, Joe (February 8, 2022). "'Love, Victor' to End With Season 3 at Hulu". Variety. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
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