'America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders' Season 2: Everything We Know
Netflix's hit docuseries will return with a new installment following the 2024-2025 NFL season.
In Netflix's sensational sports docuseries America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, viewers get a behind-the-scenes look at the world-famous NFL dance team. Created by Cheer and Last Chance U's Greg Whiteley, the series follows elite dancers from all over the U.S. as they prepare for pre-season auditions and the playoffs, and open up about their lives and day-to-day experiences being a part of the franchise.
Since the show landed on the streaming giant on June 20, 2024, countless viewers have become obsessed with the world of DCC, from the high-octane routines ("Thunderstruck" is now stuck in all of our heads) to the unspoken intricacies of the million-dollar organization.
Of course, many newly minted fans were hopeful the show—and one of 2024's best documentaries—would return to follow the team for another season. Read on for everything we know about America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders season 2 so far.
All of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders on the field in America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
Has 'America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders' been renewed for season 2?
Cue the high kicks! On November 11, 2024, Netflix announced that America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders will return for a second season. According to Tudum, America's Sweethearts season 2 "will chronicle the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders from nerve-wracking auditions and grueling training camp all the way through the high-energy NFL 2024–25 season." (Last year, unfortunately, didn't go well for the team.)
Ahead of the official announcement, both Whiteley and the Dallas Cowboys franchise showed excitement for a possible second season. Following the series' premiere, the Cowboys's official website released a statement mentioning hopes for season 2. It read, "While plans are currently undetermined for a second season, the Dallas Cowboys are excited to see the response from the world in the early stages of the show's release in anticipation of hopefully signing on for more seasons."
Victoria Kalina in America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
Meanwhile, in a June 2024 interview with Variety, the showrunner shared that he'd "love" more time with the team, as he felt the filmmakers were "just starting to hit their stride" when filming ended.
"Our last two or three weeks of filming, we were just starting to hit our stride," he told the outlet. "Part of it is the stakes are higher when you’re at a place like The Star, where it is the most financially lucrative, valuable sports franchise in all the world. They have plenty at stake and that breeds a certain culture that’s very buttoned down and can sometimes bump up against a documentary film crew trying to pierce that."
He continued, "I felt like we were just starting to get there as we were wrapping up, and I’d love to have more time to see if we can get deeper and deeper with more and more of the team."
Thankfully, we can officially get out the poms, since season 2 is confirmed.
Reece Allman in America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
When will 'America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders' season 2 hit Netflix?
Time to start warming up! Variety has revealed that America's Sweethearts' highly anticipated second season will return for seven new episodes on June 18, 2025. The DCC cheerleaders will return to Netflix one year after their viral debut. (Hopefully, this means America's Sweethearts will become one of our yearly watches.)
Members of the DCC's training squad practice in America’s Sweethearts season 2.
Which cast members will return for 'America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders' season 2?
The final moments of America's Sweethearts season 1 saw all the active Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders featured on the show confirm whether they planned to audition for the next season. Many of the doc's subjects promised they would return, including 2023 rookies Reece Allman and Anna Kate Sundvold. Fans following the stars of America's Sweethearts over the past few months know that some of our favorite cheerleaders are guaranteed to return. (More on that below.)
However, not everyone will be back. Victoria Kalina, a fourth-year veteran, decided not to return for a fifth year. Instead, she recently moved to N.Y.C. Kelcey Wetterberg also retired after her fifth year. It's possible she could return as an alumnus of the team, though—similar to how Anna Kate's sister, Caroline Sundvold, shared her experience in the doc of what life is like after being a DCC.
The team on the practice field in America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
Were any of the 'America's Sweethearts' stars on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders' 2024 team?
By the time America's Sweethearts landed on Netflix, DCC director Kelli Finglass and head choreographer Judy Trammell were already hard at work on the audition cycle for this year's team. According to the DDC website, the bosses held the first rehearsal of this year's training camp on the same day the docuseries arrived on Netflix. On June 26, the team's official Instagram revealed the 2024 rookie candidates. The announcement included two familiar faces: Charly Barby and Kelly Villares. The two didn't make the squad in the docuseries, but they have made it to training camp for the second year in a row, receiving their second shot at joining the team.
The team also shared a reel featuring many of the veteran candidate auditions, as they all incorporated a similar move into their solo routines. In this clip, it's confirmed that both Reece and Anna Kate also participated in training camp, though they were doing double duty by promoting the series at the same time.
By the time of season 2's renewal, spoiler-prone fans need to head to their favorite stars's Instagrams to know whether or not they made the official team. Based on the 2024 roster, it's guaranteed that Reece, Anna Kate, Charly, Kelly, and Sophy Laufer will all return in America's Sweethearts season 2.
Is there a trailer for 'America's Sweethearts' stars on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders' season 2?
Cue AC/DC! Netflix revealed the trailer for season 2 on June 4, 2025, which follows the dancers from DCC's 2024 auditions through training camp and the regular season. In addition to returning faces like Reece and Kelly, the clip also introduces some new faces, including a new DCC legacy à la Victoria. The trailer also highlights DCC veteran Armani Latimer, who lives with alopecia and performed without her wig for the first time last December.
