

- #Cheerleaders dream boyfried becomes a deadly nightmare series#
- #Cheerleaders dream boyfried becomes a deadly nightmare tv#
Being a documentary film maker, I was very interested in obliging them.
#Cheerleaders dream boyfried becomes a deadly nightmare tv#
“There is a reality TV component - if you bring up cheerleading, you immediately make certain assumptions about what this show might be based on stereotypes of cheerleading, and they were very anxious to debunk those stereotypes. All you really need is some rest, some sleep. And I daresay that your nightmare, believer, is also a divinely orchestrated part of God’s dream for you. And yet this nightmare was part and parcel of God bringing the dream to fulfilment. “When I got to know our main subjects, they identify so closely with their sport, and they feel very strongly that the sport is largely misunderstood and even underrepresented,” he continued. His dream of Genesis 28 turned into the nightmare of Genesis 29. I was just surprised at how intricate and dangerous and competitive the activity is.” “If people are like me, I didn’t know enough about this. “The activity of cheer is so interesting and I think so misunderstood,” Whiteley said.
#Cheerleaders dream boyfried becomes a deadly nightmare series#
Not only is does “Cheer” make it easy to fall in love with the series’ main subjects - what with their tear-jerking emotional journeys and magnetic personalities - but the series also makes a point to debunk all the “rah-rah,” pom-pom-waving stereotypes commonly associated with the sport. And getting to know these cheerleaders, both Chelsea and I thought, ‘This would make a fantastic series on its own.'”Īlso Read: 'Saved by the Bell': Josie Totah Cast as Lead in Peacock Reboot “We went and attended a practice, and it was surprisingly intense. But suddenly the south coast club are living a nightmare. “We just started noticing this cheerleading squad,” Whiteley said. An FA Cup win, a European adventure and plans for a new stadium. Whiteley says his love for the “intricate” and “dangerous” sport of cheerleading was sparked while filming Season 2 of “Last Chance U” at East Mississippi Community College - the next stop for the football-centric series is Laney College, where it will spent its upcoming fifth season. The team is lead by inexhaustible coach Monica Aldama, whose leadership has seen them win 13 titles since 2000. “Cheer” follows the Navarro College cheerleading team in the sleepy town of Corsicana, Texas, where they spend a semester training as hard as humanly possible for the National Championships in Daytona, Florida.

And that’s no slight to football players.”Īlso Read: Netflix 'Cheer' Docuseries Trailer: Watch Hardcore Cheerleaders Do Some Twisty Flips (Video) When writer Amy Neisis finds her dream apartment everything is set for a bright future. “They’re the toughest athletes I’ve ever filmed,” Whiteley told TheWrap ahead of the series premiere. But when a man masquerading as a musical sponsor becomes a psychotic cyber stalker, her life becomes a living nightmare. And instead of following junior college football players like “Last Chance U,” this docuseries follows an entirely different brand of athlete - co-ed, junior collegiate cheerleaders.

His new Netflix docuseries, “Cheer,” debuts on Jan. “Last Chance U” director Greg Whiteley is bringing us a fresh perspective on a sport he says most people “think think know a lot about, but they actually don’t.”
