A spin-off series based on Clay Glen’s Second Chance franchise will mark Netflix’s first commission from a South Australian production company.
Production is underway in Adelaide on Glenpictures’ Gymnastics Academy: A Second Chance!, which follows Kyra Berry (Jada Lee Henry), a 14-year-old African American gymnast whose dream to compete in the Olympics comes undone when she injures her knee.
Maddy Cornell (Emily Morris), the ex-world champion Australian gymnast turned coach, sees Kyra’s potential and invites her to join Australia’s Elite Gymnastics Program on a trial.
Kyra’s time in Australia is shaped by amazing friendships, important life lessons, personal growth, and her first boy crush, all of which she shares with young teen teammates.
The ten-part series will be Morris’ third outing as Maddy Cornell, following appearances in A Second Chance and A Second Chance: Rivals. Young cast members Stella Shute, Akira Van, and Eva Grados also return from the 2019 sequel.
Production is underway in Adelaide on Glenpictures’ Gymnastics Academy: A Second Chance!, which follows Kyra Berry (Jada Lee Henry), a 14-year-old African American gymnast whose dream to compete in the Olympics comes undone when she injures her knee.
Maddy Cornell (Emily Morris), the ex-world champion Australian gymnast turned coach, sees Kyra’s potential and invites her to join Australia’s Elite Gymnastics Program on a trial.
Kyra’s time in Australia is shaped by amazing friendships, important life lessons, personal growth, and her first boy crush, all of which she shares with young teen teammates.
The ten-part series will be Morris’ third outing as Maddy Cornell, following appearances in A Second Chance and A Second Chance: Rivals. Young cast members Stella Shute, Akira Van, and Eva Grados also return from the 2019 sequel.
- 10/7/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
‘A Second Chance 2’
Writer-director Clay Glen has started shooting the sequel to his 2011 family drama A Second Chance in Adelaide and various locations in South Australia including the Flinders Ranges.
In A Second Chance 2 Emily Morris reprises her role from the original film, in which she portrayed 12-year-old gymnastics star Maddy Cornell.
Set ten years later, the plot follows Maddy as she becomes a gymnastics coach after recovering from an injury which took her out of Olympic contention.
Now leading a new team of young gymnasts drawn from all walks of life, she soon rediscovers her passion for the sport. Together she and the team face challenges on and off the mat as they aim to win the national championships.
Glen said: “Since we released the first film worldwide, we’ve been amazed by its popularity. I am constantly surprised how many people have seen it, especially mothers with their daughters.
Writer-director Clay Glen has started shooting the sequel to his 2011 family drama A Second Chance in Adelaide and various locations in South Australia including the Flinders Ranges.
In A Second Chance 2 Emily Morris reprises her role from the original film, in which she portrayed 12-year-old gymnastics star Maddy Cornell.
Set ten years later, the plot follows Maddy as she becomes a gymnastics coach after recovering from an injury which took her out of Olympic contention.
Now leading a new team of young gymnasts drawn from all walks of life, she soon rediscovers her passion for the sport. Together she and the team face challenges on and off the mat as they aim to win the national championships.
Glen said: “Since we released the first film worldwide, we’ve been amazed by its popularity. I am constantly surprised how many people have seen it, especially mothers with their daughters.
- 1/29/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
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