The Netflix documentary series that follows a high school cheerleading squad is 'Cheer'. The series follows Navarro College’s competitive cheer team in Corsicana, Texas, as its athletes prepare for the national championship in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Although Navarro College is a community college rather than a traditional high school, the question’s intended subject is clearly the school-based competitive cheer squad featured in the series. The athletes balance demanding training, academic responsibilities, injuries, personal hardships, and intense competition under coach Monica Aldama.
'Cheer' premiered on Netflix in January 2020 and became widely known for depicting the physical difficulty and emotional pressure of elite competitive cheerleading. Its first season centers on the team’s preparations for the National Cheerleaders Association championship. A second season followed in 2022 and expanded the story to include the team’s growing public attention and the effects of legal controversy involving former team members.
The other listed programs cover different subjects: 'The Playbook' profiles coaches, 'Drive to Survive' covers Formula One, and 'Last Chance U' follows junior-college athletes in other sports.