‘Crew Girl’ Cast Details Everything to Know About Netflix’s New Rowing Romance Series
Netflix’s newest coming of age drama has officially set sail, and the ‘Crew Girl’ cast is already generating buzz among fans of teen sports romance. The series follows Teagan Tao, a gifted sixteen year old single sculler whose promising future is derailed by a family scandal, forcing her to relocate to the East Coast with her mother. The eight episode drama premiered on September 10, 2026, and centers on a female rower who becomes the coxswain of a dysfunctional all boys rowing team at an elite prep school.
The show blends athletic drama with romantic tension, and much of that chemistry comes down to the ensemble Netflix assembled for the project. From the newcomer leading the charge to a familiar face from a beloved period drama, the ‘Crew Girl’ cast spans a mix of rising talent and established names. Here is a closer look at who plays who, along with the story behind the series and where things might head next.
Who Plays Teagan Tao in the Netflix Rowing Series
Once she arrives at the prestigious Easton Prep, Teagan quickly learns she is not just the outcast newcomer, since there is no girls rowing team at the school at all. That storyline centers on Miku Martineau, a twenty one year old Toronto native who plays the coxswain navigating a love triangle between two members of the boys varsity crew. Martineau’s casting places her at the center of the show’s central conflict, both on the water and off.
Teagan’s mother, Ella, is played by forty five year old French Canadian actress Jessica Paré, who is best known to many viewers for her breakout role as Megan on ‘Mad Men.’ Paré is described as perhaps the most familiar member of the cast for American audiences, given her prior television work. Her presence gives the younger ensemble an experienced anchor as the story unfolds around Teagan’s fresh start.
Martineau has spoken about the physical demands of the role, telling E! News that rowing is a sport that involves a great deal of emotion and tension. That kind of firsthand testimony from the cast underscores how seriously the production treated the sport itself, not just the romantic subplots layered on top of it.
The Full ‘Crew Girl’ Cast at Easton Prep
Teagan finds herself caught between two rowers, team captain Josh and the quietly driven Cam, played respectively by Sam Braun and Kyle Clark. Braun’s character Josh is the cocky, wealthy team captain whose grandfather owns an airline company, and Braun also releases music under the stage name Sam the Seagull. Clark rounds out the love triangle as Cam Dillinger, the more reserved half of Teagan’s romantic options.
The wider ensemble includes Thomas Cadrot as Coach Matt Hayden, Riley Davis as Noah Bainbridge, Olga Petsa as Juliet Morny, Connor Wong as Perry Chou, and Vincent Muller as Damon Quaid. Connor Paton plays Ryder Regis, a rower tired of living in his cousin Josh’s shadow, while Jude Wilson plays friendly teammate Baloo Garner. These supporting players fill out the boys varsity team that Teagan is thrust into leading.
On the social side of Easton Prep, Sage Linder plays Britney, the school’s queen bee and Josh’s girlfriend, while Alaska Leigh plays Britney’s sidekick Amber. Linder previously led Harlan Coben’s ‘Shelter,’ while Leigh has appeared in Lifetime projects including ‘Dying for a Family’ and ‘My Brother the Monster.’ Together with Petsa’s Juliet, these characters round out the female presence in Teagan’s new social circle.
Production Details Behind the New Rowing Drama
The series was created by showrunner Vivian Lin, who built the story around the competitive world of high school rowing. Vivian Lin, Jeff Norton, Tony Chung, Hillary Zwick Turner, and Lori Massini are all credited as executive producers on the project. That level of behind the scenes involvement suggests Netflix is treating the series as more than a one off teen drama.
Netflix released a trailer for ‘Crew Girl’ introducing audiences to the elite East Coast prep school setting, along with first look images from all eight episodes. Braun has noted that much of the cast is based out of Vancouver and knew each other before filming began, which he credits for the group’s on screen chemistry. Martineau, notably, said she did not know any of her castmates beforehand, giving her an outsider perspective that mirrors her character’s own arrival at Easton Prep.
Several cast members bring notable prior credits to the project, including Kyle Clark’s work on ‘Riverdale’ and ‘The Baby-Sitters Club,’ and Connor Paton’s appearances in ‘iZombie’ and ‘Supernatural.’ That mix of young talent with established genre credits appears to be part of the show’s overall casting strategy.
Where the Series Stands Now
The full eight episode first season is now streaming on Netflix. Fans looking to catch up on the love triangle at the center of the show, along with the rowing rivalries surrounding it, can stream every episode in one sitting rather than waiting week to week.
Given the ensemble’s chemistry and the built in tension of Teagan’s dual life as both outsider and team leader, the door appears open for the story to continue expanding in a potential second season. Whether Netflix moves forward will likely depend on how audiences respond to the series in its opening weeks.
The ‘Crew Girl’ cast list below highlights the young women at the center of the show’s social and romantic storylines, along with photos of each actress in her role.
[Miku Martineau as Teagan Tao, the coxswain at the center of the series]

[Jessica Paré as Ella Emerson-Tao, Teagan’s mother]

[Sage Linder as Britney, Easton Prep’s queen bee]

[Alaska Leigh as Amber, Britney’s sidekick]

[Olga Petsa as Juliet Morny]

With Teagan navigating a new school, a boys only boat, and a social circle that never expected her, it will be interesting to see which of these young women fans end up rooting for by the time the season wraps, so who from the ‘Crew Girl’ cast are you most curious to see more of next season?

