She’ll next be seen in the feature adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. Peter Berg and Michael Lombardo of Film 44 executive produce along with Sarah Condon and Karen Rosenfelt.įitzgerald, who played the lead on Scream: The TV Series, recently wrapped production on a starring role in John Crowley-directed The Goldfinch, alongside Nicole Kidman and Ansel Elgort. But the more Addy seems in thrall to Colette, the more determined Beth is to bring their coach down and win Addy back, at all costs. Her best friend Addy is the only person she truly cares about, the only one she’s ever been able to trust. Kelly will play Beth Cassidy, a perfect pixie cheerleader on the outside, but on the inside a rebel who knows no limits. When Coach Colette French arrives, Addy is both inspired and tantalized, finding herself increasingly drawn into Colette’s complicated world. Guardiola will play Addy Hanlon, a yearning, ambitious high school student who dreams of using cheer to secure a college scholarship and a ticket out of her Midwestern town. Young, beautiful and charismatic, she exudes a deep, enigmatic movie-star cool, but she can’t stop herself from taking risks, with the squad and in her personal life.

Once a star cheerleader herself, she is now a rising-star high school cheerleading coach with a reputation for building winning squads. USA Networkįitzgerald plays Colette French. Part coming-of-age story, part small-town drama, part murder mystery, Dare Me exposes the physical and psychological extremes that some young women are willing to endure in order to get ahead. Peering behind the all-American façade, the series dives into the cutthroat world of competitive high school cheerleading, following the fraught relationship between two best friends (Guardiola, Kelly) after a new coach (Fitzgerald) arrives to bring their team to prominence. Based on the acclaimed novel by Megan Abbott, who serves as writer and executive producer along with Gina Fattore, Dare Me is an unflinching exploration of volatile female friendships, jealousy, loyalty and the dynamics of power in a small Midwestern town.

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