Cheer (2020)

Name: Cheer (2020)
Genre: Sports, Reality, Documentary
Released: January 8, 2020
Rating: 81

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Netflix | Release Date: January 8, 2020

Summary: The documentary series follows the competitive cheerleading team at Texas's Navarro College as they go for another national title with their coach Monica Aldama.

Genre(s): Sports, Reality, Documentary

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S2:E9. Daytona Pt. 2: If the Judges Disagree
Air Date: January 12, 2022
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S2:E8. Daytona Pt. 1: Don't Be That Guy
Air Date: January 12, 2022
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S2:E7. Mining for Tenths
Air Date: January 12, 2022

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Meghan O'Keefe

Jan 11, 2022

Season 2 Review: Cheer Season 2 is, like the first season, an addictive triumph. It expands the narrative to include a rival cheer team worth (begrudgingly) rooting for and a new cast of characters to love. But the most impressive thing Cheer Season 2 does is honestly examine the fallout of Season 1. The documentarians capture the good, the bad, and the ugly. ... Cheer Season 2 is The Empire Strikes Back of contemporary sports docs. Read full review

Adam Graham

Jan 11, 2022

Season 2 Review: "Cheer" depicts the turmoil of high competition and the double-edged sword of fame. And it lays out what makes the world of cheerleading so addictive, both for its participants and for viewers. Read full review

IndieWire Steve Greene

Jan 13, 2022

Season 2 Review: Now aware of its influence and with the added responsibility that comes with it, “Cheer” delivers a fascinating command performance, with all the attention and empathy that the stories at its center demand. Read full review

The Guardian Lucy Mangan

Jan 9, 2020

Season 1 Review: Although it registers friendships and fallings-out, it does not make them into soapy storylines. It prefers, equally refreshingly, to dig deep into the many qualities that must combine to make a single performer, and then how they must coalesce into one team. Read full review

Inkoo Kang

Jan 11, 2022

Season 2 Review: The result is a season missing much of the youthful heart that distinguished its predecessor, but it’s still a well-crafted sports drama and an enthralling showcase of this particular blend of acrobatics and flair. Read full review

Nick Schager

Jan 15, 2020

Season 1 Review: All in all, Whiteley’s docuseries is a gripping inside peek at the world of top-flight athletics, where calamities are always one misstep away, physical agony and emotional devastation are ever-present, and the process of forming a cohesive team is complicated by the thorny hang-ups that everyone brings to the table. Read full review

Dan Fienberg

Jan 11, 2022

Season 2 Review: Covering an expanded amount of time and an expanded number of issues, even with an expanded (nine now) number of episodes, doesn’t come smoothly. There are provocative and entertaining things in the season of Cheer, but it is a messier piece of work and, perhaps somewhat by design, a less satisfying one. Read full review

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Lifeisbellablog

Apr 19, 2020

This was a very fascinating look at the sport of college cheerleading. The people we follow are very interesting and have very powerful backstories. The documentary is very well done, and the sport is fascinating to watch.

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Seasons & Episodes

81

Series Overview
Season 2

81
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: January 12, 2022
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  S2:E9. Daytona Pt. 2: If the Judges Disagree
  Air Date: January 12, 2022
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  S2:E8. Daytona Pt. 1: Don't Be That Guy
  Air Date: January 12, 2022
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  S2:E7. Mining for Tenths
  Air Date: January 12, 2022
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  S2:E6. Tumbling
  Air Date: January 12, 2022
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  S2:E5. Jerry
  Air Date: January 12, 2022
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  S2:E4. Hell Week
  Air Date: January 12, 2022
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  S2:E3. Dracut Girl
  Air Date: January 12, 2022
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  S2:E2. Here's to We
  Air Date: January 12, 2022
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  S2:E1. Everybody Hopes
  Air Date: January 12, 2022
Season 1

81
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 8, 2020