Scripted series
WHEELS & ROSES
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How WHEELS & ROSES actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
WHEELS & ROSES reads strongest on World Building, Spectacle and Bingeability.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
In a whirlwind of magical mishaps and roller-skating mayhem, Sahara, a magic-less teenager, unwittingly finds herself thrust into the fantastical world of roller derby. Teaming up with a squad of quirky, spell-slinging roller derby girls, she embarks on a hilarious journey from zeroes to heroes, determined to conquer the derby scene and prove that even without magic, She’s got what it takes to win it all.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Cid MakinoExecutive Producer
- Yssa MitraProducer
- Jonas BrandãoExecutive Producer
- Sam GoffProducer
- Pearl LowExecutive Producer
- Stuart AllanProducer
Writing
- Pearl LowWriter
Direction
- Pearl LowDirector
Music
- Paul FraserOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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