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By Jenny Nixon
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Cheerleaders team up to stop bullying in teen thriller.
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Rebel Cheer Squad: A Get Even Series
What's the Story?
REBEL CHEER SQUAD: A GET EVEN SERIES is a sequel of sorts to the 2020 Netflix series Get Even, and both are based on a popular series of books by Gretchen McNeil. The backdrop is an elite private high school in the U.K. called Bannerman, populated by the rich and the cruel. Get Even saw a handful of students without much in common forming a group called DGM ("Don't Get Mad") to combat bullying. Rebel Cheer Squad takes place a few years after the original DGM kids have graduated, and unfortunately bullying is back in full force. A trio of close friends named Rumi (Ashling O'Shea), Grace (Amelia Brooks), and Clara (Lashay Anderson) decide to re-form the DGM and use various spy-like techniques to uncover exactly who is harassing their classmates and why.
Is It Any Good?
The stakes here just don't feel as high as they did in the previous series, nor do the protagonists have the same chemistry. The teens in Rebel Cheer Squad are perfectly nice, of course, but something the original Get Even did right was bringing together kids from different cliques who had to learn to get along to advance the greater good. There was some conflict and a bit of spice. In contrast, Rebel Cheer Squad is fronted by girls who are already besties and come across as bored do-gooders looking for something fun to do. It's a pleasant enough watch, but the storylines are just not as high-impact and intriguing as they should be.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about bullying and the various forms it can take. Is psychological bullying as damaging as physical bullying? Do the instances of bullying depicted in Rebel Cheer Squad ring true to experiences you've heard about or seen in real life?
Talk about the characters from Rebel Cheer Squad. Which did you relate to the most, and why?
The adults in charge at Bannerman seem willfully ignorant of what's going on around them and are of little help to the kids who need them. Are there authority figures in your own life you know you can trust in a crisis? To whom would you turn if you were in a dangerous situation?
TV Details
- Premiere date : July 29, 2022
- Cast : Ashling O'Shea , Amelia Brooks , Lashay Anderson , Elliott Wooster
- Network : Netflix
- Genre : Drama
- TV rating :
- Last updated : December 23, 2025
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