Cowboys Cheerleaders On Netflix

The New Series from the Director of "Cheer" and "Last Chance U" is a Streaming Sensation.

Charlotte Jones in a still from "Americas Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders" on Netflix.

America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders hit Netflix on Thursday, June 20, primed for weekend binging. Based on the streamer’s “Top 10” lineup since the series dropped, the glossy, seven-episode docusoap has been devoured. Viewers of CMT’s long-running Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team (which ran from 2006 to 2021) will recognize the premise. Each summer, hundreds of DCC hopefuls travel to Frisco, Texas and dance their way through a rigorous audition process to form the year’s elite squad of 36. But America’s Sweethearts, directed with panache and extreme precision by Greg Whitely (Cheer, Last Chance U), presents the subject with far more depth, showcasing a clear look at one of America’s biggest pop cultural phenomena.

That unvarnished view into Dallas’ well-oiled sports machine was important to Whitely, who initially turned down a meeting with the Cowboys believing his filmmaking process would be too tightly controlled. Charlotte Jones, executive vice president and chief brand officer for the Cowboys, ultimately convinced him. 

“I thought, Well, I’m never going to turn down a meeting with the Charlotte Jones of the Dallas Cowboys,” Whitely shared in an interview with Glamour. “So I flew out there, and I was so impressed, it forced me to take a harder look at this world.” 

Source: Paper City