Figure skating show coming to Netflix

DanseMacabre · Oct 11, 2018

[Not sure if this belongs in the Edge or the Cafe.]

I'm so here for this: Emma Roberts to Star in 'Edgy' Ice Skating Drama Spinning Out at Netflix

Emma Roberts is putting her career on ice. The American Horror Story vet has signed on to star in Spinning Out, a new, 10-episode Netflix drama series set in the high-pressure world of figure skating.

Created by Mr. Mercedes scribe Samantha Stratton, the project — which Netflix describes as “edgy” — centers on Roberts’ Kat Baker, an “up-and-coming, high-level single skater who’s about to turn in her skates after a disastrous fall took her off the competition track. When Kat seizes an opportunity to continue her career as a pair skater with a talented bad-boy partner, she risks exposing a fiercely kept secret that could unravel her entire life. On and off the ice, Kat and her new partner will face daunting odds, injury to body and soul, financial sacrifice, and even potential mental breakdown on their way to realizing their Olympic dream.”

I love Emma Roberts on American Horror Story and she was the only part of Scream Queens that made that show watchable so I'm excited. Is the skating going to be cheesy? Probably. Will I love every second of it? Also probably.

UPDATE: Emma Roberts has dropped out of the project. They're moving forward with it and will recast the role. Sad face. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/l...netflix-figure-skating-drama-spinning-1156842

Rissa · Oct 11, 2018

A singles skater gets partnered up with a bad boy? Sounds so pedestrian.

DanseMacabre · Oct 11, 2018

Rissa said:
A singles skater gets partnered up with a bad boy? Sounds so pedestrian.

I mean...one of the producers is partially responsible for the 90210 reboot and Reign so...yeah, probably. :laugh:

I'm fully prepared for this show to be trash but I'm also fully prepared to binge watch it in one sitting.

kimi492 · Oct 11, 2018

DanseMacabre said:
[Not sure if this belongs in the Edge or the Cafe.]

I'm so here for this: Emma Roberts to Star in 'Edgy' Ice Skating Drama Spinning Out at Netflix

I love Emma Roberts on American Horror Story and she was the only part of Scream Queens that made that show watchable so I'm excited. Is the skating going to be cheesy? Probably. Will I love every second of it? Also probably.

This sounds like trash TV that I love - i will definitely watch this LOL

Colonel Green · Oct 11, 2018

It will at least create work for whoever they hire to serve as the actors' skating doubles for whatever performance scenes they end up doing.

WeakAnkles · Oct 12, 2018

DanseMacabre said:
I mean...one of the producers is partially responsible for the 90210 reboot and Reign so...yeah, probably.

I'm fully prepared for this show to be trash but I'm also fully prepared to binge watch it in one sitting.

Oh me too. Shove over on the couch. I'll bring the popcorn!

:popcorn:

satine · Oct 12, 2018

Excited to watch this (no matter how corny the plot is), but not thrilled at the casting :hslap:

NymphyNymphy · Oct 12, 2018

Will we get guest appearances from Yuna or Mao?

chopinskate · Oct 12, 2018

lupina015 · Oct 12, 2018

Why is it always single skating or pairs?
I really wished that somebody would do a movie about ice-dancing...

Ross74 · Oct 12, 2018

This reminds me of Make It or Break It, the TV show about gymnastics with Candace Cameron.

Ducky · Oct 12, 2018

lupina015 said:
Why is it always single skating or pairs?
I really wished that somebody would do a movie about ice-dancing...

The writers' room is 100% convinced that figure skating is all about the will-they-or-won't-they-land their jumps and have the perfect skate to create dramatic tension?

princessalica · Oct 12, 2018

I LOVED that show! And then when Emily left they dropped so much storyline. I totally will be watching!

frida80 · Oct 12, 2018

Meh. I let others watch. If you like it, maybe I'll give it a go. But live action skating shows/movies are so boring because of the bad plots and the heavy use of stunt doubles that make their regular skating look terrible.

AidenAiena · Oct 12, 2018

I'll probably watch it. Not the biggest Emma Roberts fan but if her character could be like Madison Montgomery from AHS but a skater it could be interesting to watch.

DanseMacabre · Oct 12, 2018

AidenAiena said:
I'll probably watch it. Not the biggest Emma Roberts fan but if her character could be like Madison Montgomery from AHS but a skater it could be interesting to watch.

I want this more than anything in the world.

icybear · Oct 12, 2018

Sounds terrible. Usual over the top dramatized sports movies. I wish there was a figure skating reality show with real life figure skaters though.

moriel · Oct 12, 2018

Colonel Green said:
It will at least create work for whoever they hire to serve as the actors' skating doubles for whatever performance scenes they end up doing.

and maybe some cameos of actual skaters ^^

moriel · Oct 12, 2018

icybear said:
Sounds terrible. Usual over the top dramatized sports movies. I wish there was a figure skating reality show with real life figure skaters though.

i mean, they could just go to russia and film different coaches and their teams as they prepare for rusnats.
that is some high quality game of thrones drama and suspense

lupina015 · Oct 12, 2018

Ducky said:
The writers' room is 100% convinced that figure skating is all about the will-they-or-won't-they-land their jumps and have the perfect skate to create dramatic tension?

I'm convinced that the "will they or won't they" Trope would work much much better with ice dancing. But I get your point.

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