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directed by Kyle Newman and written by Julia Yorks. It stars

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, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Hari Nef, and

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. It was released on July 15, 2022, by Amazon Studios.

Plot

Vivian “V” Lee is a competitive gamer whose impressive skills have landed her a college scholarship and a place on the Betas, Barrett University’s male-dominated team. But when the Betas’ captain Dustin tells V she’ll never be a starting player, it’s game on. Joined by her best friend Sloane, and under the guidance of her coach Parker, V forms a fierce all-girl team to band together with one common goal: level up to the nationals…and take down the Betas!

Cast

as Vivian * Taylor Zakhar Perez as Dustin * Hari Nef as Sloane *

as Parker * Nicholas Coombe as Owen * D.J. Mausner as Diane * Madison Baines as Lilly * Lolita Milena as Jenna *

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as Dean Davis * Robert Levey II as Ace * Rami Khan as Adi *

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as Riccardo *

Aviva Mongillo Aviva Chiara Mongillo (born February 6, 1998), also known as Carys, is a Canadian pop singer and actress. She is known for her roles as Alya Kendrick in the Family Channel drama '' Backstage'' and Juniper in the CBC sitcom ''Workin' Moms''. Af ...

as Indigo * Kataem O'Connor as Lance * Daniel Williston as Lewis

Production

In October 2020, it was announced

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and

had joined the cast of the film, with Kyle Newman set to direct from a screenplay by Julia Yorks, with

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set to produce the film. In January 2021,

, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Hari Nef and Nicholas Coombe joined the cast of the film, with Rose replacing Page, with Lionsgate set to distribute.

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took place from November 27, 2020 to February 21, 2021, in

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Release

In May 2022, Amazon Studios acquired the distribution rights to the film. It was released on July 15, 2022, on

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References

External links

* {{Kyle Newman 2022 films 2020s American films 2020s English-language films American comedy films Films directed by Kyle Newman Films shot in Toronto Lionsgate films