''Rebel Cheer Squad'' is a British

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series that premiered on

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and now on

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on 14 February 2022. The series acts as a spin-off series to '' Get Even'' (2020), both of which were adapted by Holly Phillips from the book series ''Don't Get Mad'' by

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. ''Rebel Cheer Squad'', like its predecessor, focuses on a group of schoolgirls who form a group to expose bullies at their school.

Cast

Main

* Renee Bailey as Leila Harris * Amelia Brooks as Grace Ellington * Lashay Anderson as Clara Harris * Ashling O'Shea as Rumi Joshi * Elliott Wooster as Sam

Recurring

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as Brooke * Kat Ronney as Viola *

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as Coach Harris * Aaron Garland as Reece *

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as Meg "Mouse" Beeman * Ramanique Ahluwalia as Jess * Ryan Quarmby as Miles * Kirsty Hoiles as Ms Carson * Niyi Akin as Evan

Guest

* Jessie Mae Alonzo as May * Jake Dunn as Christopher

Development

Following the premiere of '' Get Even'' on

in 2020, production on a follow-up series relating to ''Get Even'' began a year later. The

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confirmed that the series, titled ''Rebel Cheer Squad'', would be set in the same school with the students from ''Get Even'' having graduated and the DGM being inspirations to the new students at Bannerman School. The BBC hinted that the programme would follow friends and cheerleaders Grace, Clara and Rumi becoming the new DGM to pursue justice for their school, while also "experiencing the twists and turns of teenage life". ''

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'' noted that some viewers of ''Get Even'' were hoping for a continuation of the series, ''Rebel Cheer Squad'' would still feature the spirit of its prior series, just via a new generation of students. Like ''Get Even'', the series was filmed at

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, one of the largest private schools in England. Like ''Get Even'', ''Rebel Cheer Squad'' is based on one of the books from the ''Don't Get Mad'' book series by author Gretchen McNeil. The series is a co-production between the BBC,

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and Boat Rocker Studios. The series began airing on

on 14 February 2022, with a simultaneous release of all eight episodes on BBC iPlayer. The series was internationally distributed on Netflix on 29 July 2022.

Episodes

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 18268134 2022 British television series debuts 2022 British television series endings 2020s British crime drama television series 2020s British mystery television series 2020s British teen television series 2020s teen drama television series BBC crime drama television shows British detective television series British teen drama television series British thriller television series British English-language television shows Television series about bullying Television series about sisters British television series about teenagers