Cheer (TV series)

For the 1980s sitcom, see Cheers.

Cheer
Title screen
GenreDocuseries
Created byGreg Whiteley
Starring
Composers
  • Yuri Tománek
  • Joseph Minadeo
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes15
Production
Executive producerAndrew Fried
Running time57–62 minutes
Production companies
  • One Potato Productions
  • Boardwalk Pictures
  • Caviar
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseJanuary 8, 2020 (2020-01-08) –
January 12, 2022 (2022-01-12)
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Cheer is an American sport television docuseries airing on Netflix starting in January 2020.[1] The six-part series follows the nationally ranked forty-member Navarro College Bulldogs Cheer Team from Corsicana, Texas, under the direction of coach Monica Aldama, as they prepare to compete in the National Cheerleading Championship held annually in Daytona Beach, Florida.[2][3] The episodes focus especially on five individual Cheer Team members and include elements of the history of cheerleading, including the formation of the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA).[4]

As the series begins, the Cheer Team has won fourteen NCA National Championships in the junior college division,[a] as well as five "Grand Nationals" for the highest score of all teams in the competition.[b][5][6] One of their closest competitive rivals, also a junior college, is Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas, roughly forty miles away. The final episode addresses the outsized influence of Varsity Brands—just acquired by Bain Capital—that seems to control most aspects of the billion-dollar competitive cheerleading industry, including broadcast rights of the Daytona finals.[7] The second season premiered on January 12, 2022.[8]

  1. ^ Newby, John (January 12, 2020). "'Cheer' Season 1: Reviews for the Netflix Docuseries Are In". Pop Culture. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
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  4. ^ Carbone, Gina (January 12, 2020). "Netflix's Cheer: How Gabi Butler, Lexi, Morgan And Cast Feel About The Cheerleading Series". CinemaBlend. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "New Netflix series profiles just how hardcore this Texas school's cheerleading squad can get". Dallas News. January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  6. ^ Williams, Janice (January 8, 2020). "Who is Monica Aldama, the champion coach in Netflix's new docuseries 'Cheer'?". Newsweek. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
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  8. ^ Petski, Denise (December 28, 2021). "'Cheer': Netflix Docuseries Gets Season 2 Premiere Date, Trailer, Will Address Jerry Harris Charges". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 29, 2021.


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