The Gymnasts
Created by Ilaria Bernardini
On Paramount+
A tense, youth-focused drama about competitive gymnastics where ambition and friendship collide under high-stakes pressure, with mystery elements suggesting darker secrets beneath the sport's polished surface.
Teenage obsessions clash with the brutal pressures of competitive training, when a team of young gymnasts compete in an elite tournament. Friendships are tested, rivalries flare, and some will do anything to win.
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Questions people ask
Is The Gymnasts easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 70% of series.
Is The Gymnasts sad? Somewhat. More sad than 66% of series.
Is The Gymnasts violent? Not especially. Less violent than 65% of series.
Does The Gymnasts leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.
Is The Gymnasts scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The Gymnasts
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Gymnasts
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Gymnasts, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Gymnasts, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Gymnasts, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
