Netflix has a new YA sports romance to binge, with all eight episodes of Crew Girl available to stream from today, Thursday, 10 September. Miku Martineau leads the series as Teagan Tao, a gifted teenage rower whose life is turned upside down after a family scandal forces her to move across the country and start again at an elite new school.

Created by showrunner Vivian Lin, Crew Girl mixes competitive rowing with friendship, family drama and a love triangle involving Sam Braun and Kyle Clark. Teagan arrives at Easton Prep hoping to get back on the water, only to discover the school does not have a girls’ rowing team. Her route back into the sport comes when she becomes coxswain of the boys’ varsity crew.

How Many Episodes Are in Crew Girl?

Crew Girl Season 1 has eight episodes, and Netflix has released the full season at once. That means viewers can watch Teagan’s entire first year at Easton Prep now rather than waiting for weekly episodes.

The story follows Teagan as she tries to win over a boys’ crew that is not exactly ready to take instructions from its new coxswain. Alongside the pressure of competition, she is dealing with the fallout from her family’s problems and adjusting to a school where wealth and status play a big part in everyday life.

What Is Crew Girl About?

Teagan is a talented 16-year-old single sculler whose plans are derailed when a family scandal forces her and her mother Ella to relocate to the East Coast. She enrols at Easton Prep expecting to continue rowing, but with no girls’ team available, she instead takes charge of the school’s boys’ varsity crew from the coxswain seat.

As Teagan tries to get the team working together, romance also starts causing problems. She finds herself caught between Josh Regis, played by Sam Braun, and Cam Dillinger, played by Kyle Clark. Josh is one of Easton’s golden boys, while Cam is a local who has his own reasons for wanting to prove himself, setting up the central love triangle running alongside Teagan’s rowing story.

Who Is in the Crew Girl Cast?

Miku Martineau stars as Teagan Tao, with Jessica Paré playing her mother Ella. Sam Braun takes on the role of Josh Regis and Kyle Clark plays Cam Dillinger, while Thomas Cadrot appears as Coach Matt Hayden.

The wider crew includes Connor Paton as Ryder Regis, Jude Wilson as Bronson “Baloo” Garner, Vincent Muller as Damon Quaid, Riley Davis as Noah Bainbridge, Connor Wong as Perry Chou and Jarrett Carlington as Chris “Crab Catcher” Padmore. Niall Matter also stars as Richard Regis.

Is Crew Girl Based on a Book?

No. Despite having plenty of the ingredients of a YA romance novel, Crew Girl is an original Netflix series rather than an adaptation. Vivian Lin serves as showrunner and executive producer, with Jeff Norton, Lindsay Macadam, Hillary Zwick Turner, Tony Chung and Lori Massini also among the executive producers. Blue Ant Studios is behind the production.

Will There Be a Crew Girl Season 2?

Netflix has not announced a second season at this stage, which is not unusual given that the first eight episodes have only just arrived. The cast are already open to continuing the story, however, with Sam Braun and Kyle Clark discussing ideas for where another season could take the characters.

Miku Martineau has also teased that Teagan’s romantic life could become even more complicated if the series returns. For now, though, viewers have the complete first season available to watch while Netflix waits to see how the new series performs.

For CultureCues, a new YA drama with elite-school drama, competitive sport and a love triangle was always going straight onto our watchlist. The rowing setting gives Crew Girl something a little different, while Teagan having to take charge of an entire boys’ team should give the series plenty to work with. And yes, we are fully expecting to pick a side in the Josh versus Cam debate before the credits roll on Episode 1.

All eight episodes of Crew Girl are streaming now on Netflix.