"Over the past year, viewers fiercely debated the YA love triangle of The Summer I Turned Pretty and found steamy inspiration in the hockey romance Heated Rivalry. So perhaps it's no wonder that Netflix's Finding Her Edge - a show about the criss-crossing passions of Olympics-bound, ice-dancing teens - debuted to such fervid viewership. The series scored a swift renewal and, as of writing, is the streamer's No. 3 TV title globally."
""In figure skating, specifically ice dance, they are scored on their artistic elements, so their job is to have passion with each other," Finding Her Edge star Madelyn Keys tells Bustle. "This craze we are seeing with our show, and with the amazing Heated Rivalry, has to do with those two things intersecting - that passion and drive that happens in sports.""
""Having lots of people have opinions on both your character, but also yourself as a person - that is a thing that I thought I was mentally prepared for, but maybe not as emotionally prepared," she says. "But I'm talking to the cast, spending lots of time not on my phone, and doing other things that I enjoy. So it doesn't feel like it is taking over my life.""
Finding Her Edge is a Netflix series about Olympics-bound ice-dancing teens that quickly became a global hit and earned an early renewal. The plot follows Adriana Russo, an ice dancer from a famous skating family who pretends to date her partner Brayden for sponsorship while revisiting feelings for her former flame, Freddie. Season 1 ends with Adriana choosing Freddie, prompting intense viewer reactions. Madelyn Keys, 24, plays Adriana in her first major role and links the show's popularity to the intersection of athletic drive and artistic passion in ice dance. Keys manages online scrutiny by leaning on cast relationships, avoiding her phone, and engaging in other activities.
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