Netflix Renews Controversial Series for Season 2 (& I Can't Be the Only One Who's Secretly Thrilled)

It’s important that you don’t confuse America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders with Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team, which ran on CMT for 15 years. Making the Team documents the audition process and follows the veterans and newcomers as they endure training camp in an attempt to make the team. 

All of this is covered in America’s Sweethearts, but there’s less focus on becoming a cheerleader and more focus on the team itself. The Netflix series chronicles the days leading up to the first game, featuring the girls learning choreography, getting fitted for uniforms and moving to Texas (for out-of-towners who make the team). 

When America’s Sweethearts premiered on Netflix, it was met with backlash over a multitude of things (like body image, misogyny and compensation). However, some viewers (like myself) found it to be strangely therapeutic.

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