Yahoo Movies Love, Victor bosses say Disney only censored "boring" aspects
Love, Victor's bosses have revealed that Disney did try to censor some aspects of the series – but thankfully nothing to do with the LGBTQ+ content.
The show, which is streaming on Disney+ in the UK, follows the titular teen Victor Salazar as he struggles with his sexual orientation.
Speaking exclusively to Digital Spy about whether the company tried to intervene at all, co-showrunner Isaac Aptaker revealed that the only parts they censored were "boring" aspects such as underage drinking.
"They're really great," he said. "There's normal stuff but it's not what you think. It's about underage drinking.
"It's not really related to the gay content. It's showing brands of cars. It's boring stuff [laughs]. In terms of supporting the gay love stories on this show, they're all in."
Disney has of course had its ups and downs in the past regarding LGBTQ+ representation, though Aptaker described the House of Mouse as "tremendous" when it came to Love, Victor.
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"I think people have to understand – it's a bummer, but spending this kind of money... this is a big, high-budget show," he explained.
"Writing that kind of a cheque to make something like that, that's an LGBTQ story, is still something of a leap in this day and age. It shouldn't be, but it is, and Disney has fully supported it.
"They are writing the cheques. They're saying, 'Go make this big, expensive thing because we believe in it. We believe these stories need to be told, and that there's going to be a big, universal audience for this.' We felt so supported by the company."
Fellow showrunner Elizabeth Berger added: "I think from the very beginning, our feeling was, 'We're going to keep our heads down with our writers and our showrunner, and we're going to tell the story that you want to tell.'
"And we felt so thrilled that it ended up on Hulu at first, which felt like it had this great, built-in teen audience already. It felt like the perfect home for it.
"And now that it's going to reach so many more people – we just feel so excited. It's all working out for us in terms of where it's ending up. We feel very lucky."
Love, Victor is streaming on Disney+ in the UK and is available on Hulu in the US.
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