Things are heating up for the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders!

In a new trailer released ahead of the season 2 premiere of America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders on Wednesday, June 18, fans are getting their first extended look at what’s to come for the squad in new episodes.

As this season’s team is put together, the tension mounts and new drama awaits.

“We’re excited that there’s a lot of new girls,” one returning cheerleader says. “Every year, the talent just gets better and better and better.”

Another prospective squad member adds: “We’ve always been told, there’s a 100 more girls who would love to do this job.”

Even Kelli Finglass, DCC director, is affected by the grueling audition process.

“It’s hard when you have to put your heart aside,” choreographer Judy Trammell says, to which a teary-eyed Finglass responds: “Yeah, but at what cost?”

At another point in the process, Finglass elaborates on the competitive aspect of choosing a team.

“The pressure doesn’t go away, we just cut a good one,” she says.

The new season follows at least one cheerleader who had previously tried out, as well as another who is following in the footsteps of her mother, who was a member of the DCC decades ago.

And another prospective squad member reveals that the girls “all do crazy things to be here.”

“I have three jobs, four if you count DCC,” she says, alluding to the financial implications of making the team.

According to Netflix, season 2 of director Greg Whiteley’s hit sports reality series will “continue giving viewers unfiltered access into this iconic team and franchise.” The new episodes will chronicle “the 2024-25 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad from start to finish — kicking off at auditions and training camp and continuing all the way through the NFL season.”

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America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, meanwhile, is part of the growing expanded Dallas Cowboys universe on Netflix. In addition to the new season, America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys will explore the history of the NFL team and its owner Jerry Jones. That series is expected to debut later this summer.

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Season 2 of America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders premieres Wednesday, June 18.