{ "id": "ep8sk97qjm", "slug": "cheer-up-baby", "title": "Cheer Up Baby", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "label": "Unscripted, reality, and web-native series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "label": "Web-native and streaming-original series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries", "label": "Comedy, drama, and general-genre web series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries.yr-2022-2026", "label": "Premiered 2022 to 2026", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries.yr-2022-2026" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "label": "United States · 2021 and later: Web-native and streaming-original series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "path": [ { "id": "geo.us", "label": "United States", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021", "label": "United States · 2021 and later", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.culture" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "label": "Unscripted, reality, and web-native series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "label": "Web-native and streaming-original series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Cheer Up, Baby! (also Cheer Up Baby) is a 57-episode American vertical micro-drama released July 22, 2025 on DramaBox, directed by Danny Farber, starring Halle Fletcher and Noah Andre in a high-school enemies-to-lovers cheerleading romance.", "snippet": "Cheer Up, Baby! (also Cheer Up Baby) is a 57-episode American vertical micro-drama released July 22, 2025 on DramaBox, directed by Danny Farber, starring Halle Fletcher and Noah Andre in a high-school enemies-to-lovers cheerleading romance.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries.yr-2022-2026", "markdown": "# Cheer Up Baby\n\n**Cheer Up, Baby!** is a 57-episode American vertical micro-drama released on July 22, 2025 on the DramaBox platform, starring Halle Fletcher as Jane Smith and Noah Andre as William Haney, and directed by Danny Farber.[1](https://verticalvault.app/dramas/cheer-up-baby-VV-0267) • [2](https://corner-cafe.org/2025/09/08/cheer-up-baby-american-vertical-series/) It is a high-school romance in the enemies-to-lovers tradition: after a tornado destroys her home, the bullied mascot of the cheerleading team moves in with her childhood nemesis, nicknamed \"Tubby,\" who has returned as the tall, handsome captain of the basketball team.[3](https://www.verticaldrama.tv/shows/cheer-up-baby/)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Format | 57 episodes shot in vertical 9:16 at 24 fps for mobile viewing; each episode ends on a cliffhanger[3](https://www.verticaldrama.tv/shows/cheer-up-baby/) |\n| Release | July 22, 2025 on DramaBox; the full season aired the same day[1](https://verticalvault.app/dramas/cheer-up-baby-VV-0267) • [4](https://buzzmelt.com/series/cheer-up-baby) |\n| Leads | Halle Fletcher as Jane Smith, Noah Andre as William Haney[2](https://corner-cafe.org/2025/09/08/cheer-up-baby-american-vertical-series/) |\n| Director and studio | Danny Farber; production studio Ideali Projects[1](https://verticalvault.app/dramas/cheer-up-baby-VV-0267) |\n| Writers | Yahong Liu, Jiangli Zhou, and Teresa Lee[4](https://buzzmelt.com/series/cheer-up-baby) |\n| Reception | DramaBox rating 9.3; 2,332,088 recorded follows as of April 9, 2026[3](https://www.verticaldrama.tv/shows/cheer-up-baby/) |\n| Recognition | Series Finalist, International Short Drama Festival (2025); Best Director Nomination, Inaugural Vertical Awards Hollywood (2025)[5](https://www.sirdannyfarber.com/cheerup-vshort) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Plot and premise\n\nJane is the mascot of her high school cheerleading team and is bullied by the school tyrant, with Sophia Green as the team captain who decides each year whether Jane can join.[3](https://www.verticaldrama.tv/shows/cheer-up-baby/) • [6](https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9xi09o) When a tornado destroys her house, she is forced to move in with her childhood nemesis, whom she has not seen in years and once teased as \"Tubby.\" He turns out to be William Haney, the new captain of the school's basketball team, and the two live under the same roof while their relationship shifts from rivalry to romance.[3](https://www.verticaldrama.tv/shows/cheer-up-baby/) • [2](https://corner-cafe.org/2025/09/08/cheer-up-baby-american-vertical-series/)\n\nThe story follows Jane as she finds her courage and brings together the school outsiders to form an alternate cheerleading squad, competing against the official team.[7](https://www.verticaldramalove.com/reviews/cheerupbaby) Reviewers noted that the bullying is kept restrained and serves the plot rather than becoming the abusive or violent treatment common in the genre.[7](https://www.verticaldramalove.com/reviews/cheerupbaby)\n\n## Cast and crew\n\nThe credited cast numbers eleven performers. Halle Fletcher plays Jane Smith and Noah Andre plays William Haney; Olivia Rose Williams plays the antagonist Sophia, Jordan Kennedy plays Dolly, Jade Edge plays Kelly, and Douglas Jung plays Josh.[1](https://verticalvault.app/dramas/cheer-up-baby-VV-0267) Supporting roles include Danny Farber as Assistant Coach Farber, Noah Neitch as Mario, and Thomas Patrick Riley as Nathan, with Tyler Sopland and Sam Godinez in additional cameo parts.[1](https://verticalvault.app/dramas/cheer-up-baby-VV-0267)\n\nBehind the camera, Danny Farber directed and created the series, with Yahong Liu, Jiangli Zhou, and Teresa Lee writing; Calvin Wu served as executive producer and Xian Li as producer, Will Mazzola as cinematographer, and Bridget Ling as editor.[1](https://verticalvault.app/dramas/cheer-up-baby-VV-0267) • [4](https://buzzmelt.com/series/cheer-up-baby) Farber, an actor and director with television credits including *1923* and *Chicago Fire*, has built a catalog of vertical micro-dramas, and *Cheer Up, Baby!* is listed among his DramaBox credits.[8](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/SirDannyFarber)\n\n## Format and distribution\n\nThe series belongs to the vertical micro-drama format designed for phones: episodes of roughly one to three minutes, a single scene each, and a cliffhanger at the end. Fifty-seven such episodes add up to about the length of a feature film.[9](https://dramadunyam.com/en/series/cheer-up-baby) It streams on DramaBox, a vertical micro-drama platform available on iOS and Android, and VerticalVault also lists TikTok as a US availability channel.[3](https://www.verticaldrama.tv/shows/cheer-up-baby/) • [1](https://verticalvault.app/dramas/cheer-up-baby-VV-0267) Aggregator listings show it is not available to stream, rent, or buy on mainstream services such as Netflix.[10](https://www.moviefone.com/tv-shows/cheer-up-baby/muMLyMgGq5NPvoaFlEngd7/where-to-watch/)\n\nThe series has been localized: it carries a Portuguese dub under the title *Vá Torcer, Bebê!* on DramaBox, and the French title *Courage, ma chérie !* appears on listing sites, while IMDb records the alternate title *Allez, Ma Belle*.[11](https://maratonaapp.com.br/dramas-curtos/va-torcer-bebe) • [12](https://myverticaldrama.com/series/cheer-up-baby/) • [1](https://verticalvault.app/dramas/cheer-up-baby-VV-0267)\n\n## Reception\n\nDramaBox's own listing records a 9.3 rating and 2,332,088 follows as of April 9, 2026.[3](https://www.verticaldrama.tv/shows/cheer-up-baby/) Danny Farber's site claims 100 million views for the series.[5](https://www.sirdannyfarber.com/cheerup-vshort) Vertical-drama review sites were favorable: Vertical Drama Love gave it five stars, praising the leads' performances and the restrained handling of bullying, and singled out episode 44's love confession.[7](https://www.verticaldramalove.com/reviews/cheerupbaby) I Love Verticals scored it 4.8 out of 5, calling it a refresh of a familiar setup rather than a copy of comparable series.[13](https://i-love-verticals.com/reviews/cheer-up-baby/) The Romance Recap podcast described it as a campy, zany childhood friends-to-lovers rom-com with strong chemistry between Fletcher and Andre, who had previously paired on *Life is Not a Game*.[14](https://www.podscan.fm/podcasts/romance-recap-movies-tv-reality-shows/episodes/cheer-up-baby-recap-review-dramabox)\n\n## Same-name works\n\nThe title is shared by unrelated productions. A Chinese short drama titled *Cheer Up Baby* (啦啦队宝贝), a revenge and uplifting series from the Chinese Mainland, began on BiliBili on August 20, 2025.[15](https://www.bilibili.tv/en/media/2208996) A 2018 American short film *Cheer Up, Baby*, directed by Adinah Dancyger, screened on the festival circuit.[16](https://s3.amazonaws.com/PressReleasesLAFF/2018_LAFilmFestival_Addendum_091318.pdf) The Korean SBS series *Cheer Up* (치얼업, 2022) and the 2015 ZEE5 series *Cheer Up* are distinct titles that surface in searches for the same phrase.[17](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/60176/cheer-up)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Cheer up, Baby! Cast & Where to Watch, VerticalVault](https://verticalvault.app/dramas/cheer-up-baby-VV-0267)\n2. [Cheer Up Baby! (American Vertical Series), Corner Café](https://corner-cafe.org/2025/09/08/cheer-up-baby-american-vertical-series/)\n3. [Cheer Up Baby! (DramaBox) — Episodes, Cast & Where to Watch, VerticalDrama.tv](https://www.verticaldrama.tv/shows/cheer-up-baby/)\n4. [Cheer Up, Baby! (2025) · Cast & episodes, BuzzMelt](https://buzzmelt.com/series/cheer-up-baby)\n5. [CHEERUP - VSHORT, Danny Farber official site](https://www.sirdannyfarber.com/cheerup-vshort)\n6. [Cheer Up Baby! #FullMovie_Dramabox, Dailymotion](https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9xi09o)\n7. [Cheer Up Baby, Vertical Drama Love review](https://www.verticaldramalove.com/reviews/cheerupbaby)\n8. [Danny Farber resume, Actors Access](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/SirDannyFarber)\n9. [Watch Cheer Up Baby! Subtitled, DramaDünyam](https://dramadunyam.com/en/series/cheer-up-baby)\n10. [Cheer Up, Baby! Where to Watch, Moviefone](https://www.moviefone.com/tv-shows/cheer-up-baby/muMLyMgGq5NPvoaFlEngd7/where-to-watch/)\n11. [Onde assistir Vá Torcer, Bebê!, Maratona](https://maratonaapp.com.br/dramas-curtos/va-torcer-bebe)\n12. [Courage, ma chérie ! — Cheer up, Baby!, My Vertical Drama](https://myverticaldrama.com/series/cheer-up-baby/)\n13. [I Love Verticals | Cheer Up, Baby! review](https://i-love-verticals.com/reviews/cheer-up-baby/)\n14. [Cheer Up, Baby! recap review, Romance Recap podcast, Podscan](https://www.podscan.fm/podcasts/romance-recap-movies-tv-reality-shows/episodes/cheer-up-baby-recap-review-dramabox)\n15. [Cheer Up Baby details, BiliBili](https://www.bilibili.tv/en/media/2208996)\n16. [2018 LA Film Festival Addendum](https://s3.amazonaws.com/PressReleasesLAFF/2018_LAFilmFestival_Addendum_091318.pdf)\n17. 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