
Some quick revelations about Coach send Addy into a small crisis of conflicted allegiances and give the savvy Beth a particular lever of control. There’s a tension in “Dare Me” that starts at the outset, so that even as the setting sun in the pilot seems to signal a “Friday Night Lights”-style look at a school year unfolding, those expectations get upended pretty quickly. The 25 Saddest TV Character Deaths of This CenturyĢ023 Emmys Predictions: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie Where to Watch This Week's New Movies, from 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' to 'R.M.N.' 'The Diplomat' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix Their relationship is often contentious and co-dependent, eventually put through an unforeseen series of tests with the arrival of Colette (Willa Fitzgerald), the new cheer coach at Sutton Groove High School. Addy (Herizen Guardiola) and Beth (Marlo Kelly) are linked in the way that so many other high school friends eventually become.


Yes, there’s that documentary series currently racing up the platform’s Top 10, but all those descriptors also apply to “Dare Me.”Īdapted from her novel of the same name by co-showrunner Megan Abbott, alongside Gina Fattore, the one-season drama centered on a pair of Midwestern high school cheerleaders bound together by their past and some fateful decisions far away from the mat. Right now, there’s a great season of TV on Netflix from a few years ago, revolving around the complex lives of members and coaches of a cheerleading squad, one that had its fandom demanding a Season 2.

Where to Watch ‘ Dare Me’: Netflix (The series originally aired on USA.)
