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The first season of Netflix’s “Cheer” won three Emmys in 2020 for Best Unstructured Reality Program, Best Directing and Best Picture Editing. Two years later, the popular docuseries is nominated for those exact same three awards. “I try to pretend as a documentarian, as an artist, to be above such things as awards, but I’m really not,” smiles nominated director/producer Greg Whiteley. “I was super excited and flattered and I’m really looking forward to the ceremony, and it’s been fun to plan with my wife what we’ll do that night.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.

The last time around, the Creative Arts Emmys went virtual because of the pandemic, but this year the ceremony will be back to normal. “It was so fun to be a part of even that virtual festivity … [but] I’m really looking forward to this, to being there in person,...

Break out the back handsprings, Navarro are champions again. The stars of Netflix's Cheer took home the trophy in the Advanced Large Coed Junior College division at the Nca Daytona National cheer competition on April 8. Head coach Monica Aldama was, of course, on hand for the proceedings alongside fan favorites LA'Darius Marshall, Morgan Simainer, James Thomas and Gabi Butler. While the hit reality show hasn't officially been renewed for season three, if it does come back we know it will end with a big Navarro Bulldogs party in Daytona. Navarro was able to reclaim the top prize from their rivals Trinity Valley Community College—more on them...

Warning: The following details the events of Cheer Season 2, Episode 5 and beyond.

When Cheer Season 2 kicks off, coach Monica Aldama and last season’s breakout cheerleaders are grappling with fame and the opportunities that come with it.But by Episode 5, a far less complimentary type of media attention takes over.

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The return of Cheer has us doing cartwheels around the room! Our favorite cheer team, Navarro, is back on Netflix for season two on Jan. 12, and they're ready to defend their championship title. In the nine-episode season, the team will have to compete against one of its biggest rivals, Trinity Valley Community College. But not only do we get to see a new rival, we get to meet more members of the Navarro squad. Joining the existing members we all know and love—Lexi Brumback, LA'Darius Marshall, Gabi Butler and Morgan Simianer—comes Gillian Rupert, Cassadee Dunlap and Maddy Bru. In the new season, directed by Greg Whiteley, "the buzz around their newfound stardom threatens to...

After two long years, Netflix's Cheer is back with more stunts, drama, and a new competitor. On Tuesday, the streamer casually dropped a trailer for the second season, which officially debuts on Jan. 12, 2022. By the looks of it, the upcoming nine episodes give us an update on Navarro Cheer - and its head coach Monica Aldama and star members like Gabi Butler, LA'Darius Marshall, Lexi Brumback, and Morgan Simianer - and how they've dealt with their newfound fame, Covid-19-related challenges, and a rival team fighting just as hard for the Daytona championship.

The trailer also offers a look at how the team is moving forward after a serious allegation against former team member and Cheer breakout star Jerry Harris. Harris was arrested in September 2020 on a federal child pornography charge and faces seven additional counts of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

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Netflix‘s Emmy-winning docuseries Cheer is returning for a second season on January 12. The series, which premiered in January 2020, follows the cheerleading team and staff from Navarro College in Texas. The first season focused on coach Monica Aldama and members of her team, in particular, Lexi Brumback, La’Darius Marshall, Morgan Simianer, Jerry Harris, and Gabi Butler. As seen in the trailer (watch below), the new season will cover Harris’s arrest and its effect on the team. Last year, Harris was arrested for multiple federal sexual misconduct charges, including soliciting child pornography. Season 2 will confront these allegations, including interviews with the brothers who first came forward about Harris.  The series will again focus on Aldama, Brumback, Butler, Marshall, and Simianer, as well as new Navarro competitors. In addition, attention will be given to Navarro arch-rival Trinity Valley Community College, highlighting their coach, Vontae Johnson, and his assistant coach Khris Franklin and members of that squad.

A lot has happened since Netflix first introduced the world to Navarro College’s cheerleading squad in “Cheer.” The docuseries won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Structured Reality Program, as well as legions of fans taken with the grit, determination, and optimism of the student athletes. There was the Covid-19 pandemic, which brought filming on the second season to a halt in 2020. But there were also the federal sexual misconduct allegations brought against Season 1 breakout star Jeremy Harris. Now, a trailer for the long-delayed second season seems to show that the series will address the fallout of those allegations head on.

Netflix announced December 28 that “Cheer” Season 2 will premiere all nine episodes on the streamer January 12. Returning are Navarro’s coach Monica Aldama, as well as Lexi Brumback, Gabi Butler, La’Darius Marshall, and Morgan Simianer. Watch the trailer for the new season in the video below, which teases a renewed...

Variety can exclusively reveal that on Jan. 12, Netflix will drop a second season of “Cheer,” its Emmy-winning docuseries about the cheerleading team from Navarro College. Season 1, which premiered in January 2020, turned Navarro coach Monica Aldama and members of her team — especially Lexi Brumback, La’Darius Marshall, Morgan Simianer, Jerry Harris and (the already well-known) Gabi Butler — into celebrities, both for better and for worse. Last year, Harris was arrested for multiple federal sexual misconduct charges, including soliciting child pornography. According to Netflix, “Cheer” deals with the allegations against Harris up front, and in an episode that focuses on the misconduct accusations, the brothers who first came forward about Harris are interviewed.

Among other elements of the season, the trailer for the second season shows Harris’ teammates — and Aldama — dealing with the aftermath of his arrest. “I can’t even, like, process it right now,” Aldama says.

The second season of “Cheer...

LA'Darius Marshall, one of the cast members on Netflix's Cheer, went on Instagram to assure his followers that he is okay after posting an earlier cryptic post.  On Dec. 30, Marshall shared a since-deleted Instagram post that read, "As I cross over tonight, I hope that you follow all that I have taught you in the past. My shackles have fallen. I'm free." While some were concerned about what the cheerleader may have been implying with his words, Marshall's follow-up post illuminated the intention behind his words. The 22 year old posted a slideshow showing multiple images relating to spirituality as well as comments from followers who also confirmed Marshall was fine. The final part of...

tktktk Shortly after Cheer star and former Navarro College cheer team member Jerry Harris was arrested on child pornography charges, Harris' former teammates Gabi Butler and LA'Darius Marshall have spoken out about the news.  On Instagram, Marshall stated that the recent events surrounding Harris have been "gut wrenching."  "As a victim of sexual abuse as a child, I know all too well the pain of experiencing this kind of abuse and the difficulties it can create in life after such trauma," Marshall explained, adding, "I am broken to pieces to see this happen with someone close to me."  "We must do better," he concluded. "We must protect our...

The cast of Cheer is lifting up LA'Darius Marshall after he shared an emotional message to Instagram about losing his "fight." On Thursday, Sept. 3, LA'Darius took to Instagram to share a "message to my people." "Ladarius Marshall is floating away, going away, fading away. I have hurt people, I have loved people, and I have given all I am to few people. Some people are strong enough to make it in the end but my fight stops here," he wrote. "I have loved so much that when something falls away it takes a piece of me with it. What's left of me is nothing, I'm empty. I hope that when you think of me that you think of positive things that I have brought into your...

Monica Aldama, coach of the Navarro College cheer team that rose to fame after being featured on Netflix’s “Cheer” docu-series, was forced to say an early goodbye to her beloved cheer team this season because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The coach reflected on feeling “heartbroken” in an Instagram post Wednesday, and shared the news that this year’s NCA Collegiate National Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida has been canceled.

“I am heartbroken with the circumstances that the world is currently facing. We are in unprecedented times and everyone needs to take precautions for the safety of one another. Because of this pandemic, the Navarro Cheer team’s season has come to an end,” Aldama wrote in the post. “Sunday evening Varsity made a decision to cancel the NCA Collegiate National Championship in Daytona Beach, Fl. This decision was inevitable as things have progressed and our country is in uncertain times.