Finding Her Edge

Finding Her Edge
Release poster
Genre	Sports teen drama
Based on	Finding Her Edge by Jennifer Iacopelli
Developed by	Shelley Scarrow Jeff Norton
Directed by	Shamim Sarif Jacqueline Pepall
Starring	Madelyn Keys Cale Ambrozic Olly Atkins
Composer	Nikhil Seetharam
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Jeff Norton Josh Scherba Stephanie Betts Angela Boudreault
Production company	WildBrain
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	22 January 2026 (2026-01-22)

Finding Her Edge is a Canadian sports teen drama television series, adapted from the novel of the same name by Jennifer Iacopelli. It premiered worldwide on Netflix on 22 January 2026. ^{[1] [2]}

Premise

Adrianna, a competitive ice skater from a dynastic family, seemingly has a budding romance with her new on-ice partner (Brayden), but her feelings are complicated by her former ice partner Freddie, also her ex-boyfriend, and his new partner. ^[3]

Cast

• Madelyn Keys as Adriana Russo
• Cale Ambrozic as Brayden Elliott
• Olly Atkins as Freddie O'Connell
• Alexandra Beaton as Elise Russo
• Alice Malakhov as Maria Russo
• Niko Ceci as Charlie Monroe
• Millie Davis as Riley Monroe
• Harmon Walsh as Will Russo

Five-time Canadian figure skating champions Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier appear as themselves in episode 5. British figure skating champions Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson voiced a duo of television commentators. Author Jennifer Iacopelli makes a brief appearance as a librarian in episode 7.

Skating doubles

Canadian Junior champions and World Junior bronze medalists Nadiia Bashynska and Peter Beaumont served as skating doubles for the roles of Adriana and Brayden. Several other Canadian junior athletes served as skating doubles: Rachel Martins and Natasha Hewitt for Adriana's sisters Maria and Elise, Aria Murrell and Nicholas Buelow for Adriana's training mates Riley and Freddie, and Lauren Audrey Batkova and Jacob Yang for Adriana's competitors Destiny and Sean. ^[4]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Pushing Off"	Shamim Sarif	Shelley Scarrow	January 22, 2026 (2026-01-22)
2	"Shoot the Duck"	Shamim Sarif	Shelley Scarrow	January 22, 2026 (2026-01-22)
3	"Inside Edge"	Jacqueline Pepall	Sabrina Sherif	January 22, 2026 (2026-01-22)
4	"Kiss and Cry"	Jacqueline Pepall	Jacqueline Pepall	January 22, 2026 (2026-01-22)
5	"Spiraling"	Shamim Sarif	Jeff Norton	January 22, 2026 (2026-01-22)
6	"Crossovers"	Shamim Sarif	Sabrian Sherif	January 22, 2026 (2026-01-22)
7	"Death Spiral"	Jacqueline Pepall	Jacqueline Pepall	January 22, 2026 (2026-01-22)
8	"Medaling"	Shamim Sarif	Shelley Scarrow	January 22, 2026 (2026-01-22)

Production

The eight-part series is adapted from the young adult novel of the same name by Jennifer Iacopelli. The story is also loosely based on Jane Austen novel Persuasion . ^{[5] [6]} The series is directed by Shamim Sarif and Jacqueline Pepall. Shelley Scarrow was head writer alongside Sabrina Sherif, Jacqueline Pepall, and Jeff Norton. Norton is showrunner and executive producer on the series, alongside Josh Scherba, Stephanie Betts, and Angela Boudreault for WildBrain. ^[6]

The cast is led by Madelyn Keys and Cale Ambrozic with Olly Atkins, Alexandra Beaton, Millie Davis, Harmon Walsh and Alice Malakhov. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

The series was filmed in Ontario, Canada, with filming locations including Orillia, Barrie and Wasaga Beach. ^[8] Skating director was Brad Hopkins.

Release

The eight-part series was be released on Netflix on 22 January 2026. ^{[5] [3]}

The series was originally slated to air in Canada on Family, but after that service was closed in 2025 it was picked up for distribution by CBC Television in English and Ici Radio-Canada Télé in French. ^[9]

References

1. Ridgely, Charlie (10 December 2025). "Netflix Releases Full List of New Movies and TV Shows Coming in January 2026". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
2. "WildBrain Announces Finding Her Edge, New Original Teen Drama Set in the High-Stakes World of Competitive Figure Skating" (Press release). Wildbrain. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
3. Gularte, Alejandra (8 January 2026). "A New Ice-Skating Romance Is Defrosting". Vulture. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
4. Finding Her Edge at IMDb . Retrieved 24 January 2026.
5. Gonzalez, Shivani (19 January 2026). "'Finding Her Edge', Plus 8 Things to Watch on TV This Week". New York Times. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
6. Feldman, ByDana (8 January 2026). "Netflix's 'Finding Her Edge' Is The YA Series 'Walter Boys' Fans Need". Forbes. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
7. "Finding Her Edge: Everything We Know About Netflix's Next Romance Book Adaptation". Glamour.com. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
8. "New series filmed in Central Ontario comes to Netflix next week". ctvnews.ca. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
9. Kelly Townsend, "Netflix, Radio-Canada to stream Finding Her Edge in Canada". Playback , January 8, 2026.

External links

• Finding Her Edge at IMDb