Netflix is making room on its boat for a newly greenlit live-action teen series called Crew Girl (pictured).

Thunderbird Entertainment’s Great Pacific Media (Sidelined: The QB and Me) will produce this coming-of-age drama, and filming has kicked off this month in Victoria, British Columbia.

Set at an elite East Coast prep school, Crew Girl revolves around a 16-year-old female rower who brings order to a chaotic all-boys rowing team as their new coxswain—while navigating a complicated relationship with her mother. Expect to see plenty of teen drama hallmarks, like betrayed friendships, team rivalries and romantic entanglements.

Vivian Lin penned the treatment and will serve as a showrunner and EP. Her past TV credits include middle-grade comedy Popularity Papers (YTV) and teen series Holly Hobbie (Family Channel). 

Another notable name among the EPs is Jeff Norton, who has become a force in Netflix’s teen/YA catalogue. In addition to bringing kidlit adaptation Geek Girl to life at the streamer (with a second season on the way), he has also been busy this year showrunning a skating-focused series called Finding Her Edge.

Crew Girl will help fill a gap in Netflix’s releases as some of its most popular teen titles start winding down. Long-running faves like Stranger Things and Outer Banks are set to end with their upcoming fifth seasons, while Heartstopper is saying goodbye with an upcoming feature finale.

(Image courtesy of Brindi Tremblay)