<P> On June 28, 2017, the series' cast and crew were announced . Series regular were reported to include Ne - Yo, Naya Rivera, Faizon Love, Lauryn McClain, Petrice Jones, Marcus Mitchell, Jade Chynoweth, Carlito Olivero, Terrence Green, R. Marcos Taylor, Eric Graise, and Kendra Oyesanya . Original songs for the series will be written by singer / songwriter Jason "PooBear" Boyd and "Jingle" Jared Gutstadt . The films series' choreographer Jamal Sims will choreograph the first episode after which subsequent episodes will be choreographed by Jamaica Craft . Adam Shankman directed the show's pilot episode . It was later reported that Debbie Allen had directed the show's second episode . In January 2018, it was reported that Savion Glover would make a guest appearance in the series as a teacher at High Water . </P> <P> On May 22, 2018, it was announced that YouTube had renewed the series for a second season . </P> <P> On July 12, 2017, YouTube released a video introducing the show's main cast . On August 13, 2017, the cast of the series, including Jade Chynoweth and Kendra Oyesanya, performed at the 2017 Teen Choice Awards with a highly - choreographed dance routine . </P> <P> On December 19, 2017, YouTube released the first trailer for the series and announced that the show would premiere on January 31, 2018 with all ten episodes released at once . </P>

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