During his run on the hit series Arrow star Stephen Amell began fun feuds with wrestler Cody Rhodes aka Stardust and even competed in some pay per view events for the WWE. After Arrow came to an end it wasn’t much of a surprise that his next series be a focus on the world of wrestling with Heels co-starring Alexander Ludwig, Mary McCormack, Kelli Berglund, Allen Maldonado, Chris Bauer, Allison Luff, and Mike O’ Malley.

 

Heels follows a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals, Jack Spade and Ace Spade, war over their late father’s legacy. In the ring, someone must play the good guy and someone must play their nemesis, the heel. But in the real world, those characters can be hard to live up to or hard to leave behind.

 

After seeing how much fun he was having and actually quite good at the wrestling stuff and of course being a fan of Arrow I was instantly interested in this series. The family wrestling dynamic was intriguing and reminded me of the local wrestling promotion WCCW here growing up. I ended up enjoying this show even more than I had expected as it balances the family drama well with the inner workings of the wrestling promotion. The ups and downs along with the work to put it together made for some great fun and drama.

 

Both Amell and Ludwig have great chemistry and carry the show to perfection, but it’s the supporting players that really drive it home. Sure the story is about the Spade brothers, but it all hinges on buying into the DWL wrestling promotion and you have to care about the other wrestlers and crew. They all have their own little back stories and arcs that keep it moving well without bogging down the main stories. The wrestling is well