Info in Movie News | Netflix is still heavily invested in the young adult romance theme with its new series "Finding Her Edge". The show is a mix of emotional coming-of-age drama and competitive figure skating.Filled with the stresses of the elite ice sports world, the series is about the life of Adriana Russo, a bright teenage skater whose life is affected not only by the family heritage but also by the deeply buried emotional past. Finding Her Edge doesn't simply rely on romance clichés. It presents its main character as the one who has to decide between her ambition, her moral obligation, and her personal wish.
According to Glamour, the movie 'Finding Her Edge' tells the story of Adriana Russo who is the middle sister among three and her parents are referred to as "figure skating royalty". Their parents had been champions, and the family name is still very influential in the sport. However, underneath the glamor, there is a difficult truth to the Russo family's story of the heroic ice rink that is going down with the deck, and the future of their skating dynasty is most likely going to be the dark side. Success for Adriana has become not only a personal goal but also a need.
Only 17 years of age, Adriana is already gearing up for the World Championships, an event that might be remembered as her breakthrough moment.Currently, she is doing pairs with a new partner, Brayden Elliot, who is very different from her as he is quite composed while she is going through a turmoil of emotions. Their partnership results in the idea which becomes the turning point of the series: to pretend as a couple off the ice in order to obtain an expensive sponsorship.What was only a staged performance soon became a real love story that got all mixed up with the characters' emotions.
Adriana’s internal conflict deepens with the return of Freddie O’Connell, her former skating partner and first love. Freddie represents a past Adriana thought she had buried, one filled with unfinished dreams and emotional vulnerability. His coming back makes her realise that she has to look at the things she threw away so that she could keep going. The love triangle which forms the heart of the plot is not shown as just a simple romantic option, but rather as a reflection of Adriana's fight inside her own mind with her past, her present, and her future.
What mainly differentiates "Finding Her Edge" from the other teen romance series is the emphasis on the psychologically side of the athlete's mental health. Adriana is not a perfect genius just like that. She mistakes, is doubtful of her own abilities, and is also affected by the very high expectations that her family, the coaches, and the skating community are imposing on her. Ice turns out to be the place of both her rescue and her fight, a place where she falls, and the consequences happen that the rink is not the only place for.
Madelyn Keys is the lead in the series playing the role of Adriana Russo, and her performance is a mix of quiet determination and emotional realism. As a newcomer, Keys has a newness in the role, which lets the character of Adriana come across as real instead of made. Cale Ambrozic’s Brayden Elliot is more than just a romantic interest character, he is a partner dealing with his own pressures while trying to give support to Adriana. On the other hand, Olly Atkins gets some emotional depth as Freddie, representing the side of the past and the unresolved bond that draws back again.
The supporting cast reinforces the series’ character-driven approach. Adriana’s sisters, Elise and Maria Russo, highlight different responses to growing up in a family defined by legacy. Their presence helps to lay the emphasis on the story being about family dynamics rather than just focusing on Adriana and her romantic dilemma. The series keeps on coming back to the notion that a successful sports career is hardly ever one person's achievement; it is influenced by the relationships, sacrifices, and past that are shared together.
WildBrain is the production company behind Finding Her Edge, with Jeff Norton as the showrunner. The first season is made up of eight episodes, which are about 44 minutes long each, thus giving the team enough time to build up the characters without the series being too long. The series, which was shot in Ontario, takes advantage of a location that complements its chilly and sophisticated vibe, but at the same time, it is very clear that the characters' emotional situations are the most important ones.
Finding Her Edge comes just in time as the genre of sports romance is a love story that keeps winning over both the publishing and streaming platforms. The book appears to be an ideal choice for the readers of The Summer I Turned Pretty or My Life With the Walter Boys kind of series, and simultaneously, it differentiates itself by having a sports-related theme. To the end, it is not really a story of choosing between two lovers that is the main point, but Adriana discovering her spot, both on the ice and off it.
Finding Her Edge premieres globally on Netflix on January 22, 2026.
Source Glamour, ScreenRant, What’s on Netflix
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