American TV series or program
Neon
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![The poster shows the stars posing together over the Miami skyline, left to right: Emma Ferreira, Tyler Dean Flores, Jordan Mendoza, and Courtney Taylor. The background is a cerulean sky with yellow and pink tones.](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/78/Neon_TV_series.png/220px-Neon_TV_series.png) Official promotional poster
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Genre
| Comedy
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Created by
| Shea Serrano
Max Searle
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Starring
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Country of origin
| United States
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Original language
| English
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No.
of seasons
| 1
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No.
of episodes
| 8
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Executive producers
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Running time
| 30 minutes
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Production companies
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Network
| Netflix
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Release
| October 19, 2023
(
2023-10-19
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Neon
is an American comedy television series created by
Shea Serrano
and Max Searle for
Netflix
. The series follows a trio of friends that move to Miami to pursue a
reggaeton
career.
Neon
stars Tyler Dean Flores, Emma Ferreira, Jordan Mendoza, and
Courtney Taylor
. It was released on October 19, 2023.
Plot
[
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Santi, a
gen Z
[1]
reggaeton
artist, and his two best friends Vanessa and Felix move to
Miami
to help his music career take off.
[2]
Cast and characters
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- Tyler Dean Flores as Santi, an aspiring reggaeton artist from
Fort Myers
, Florida
- Emma Ferreira as Vanessa or Ness, Santi's best friend and music manager
- Jordan Mendoza as Felix, Santi's best friend, artistic director and social media manager
- Courtney Taylor
as Mia, a record label representative courting Santi to sign a contract
- Genesis Rodriguez
as Isa, a Cuban-American pop star
[1]
- Jhayco
as Javier, a successful reggaeton star
[3]
- Santiago Cabrera
as Mia's boss and a record label executive
[3]
- Alycia Pascual-Pena
as Celeste, a music critic
[3]
- Jordana Brewster
as Gina, a wealthy investor
[4]
- Daddy Yankee
,
Scooter Braun
,
Ken-Y
,
Jon Z
,
Villano Antillano
and Jota Rosa appear as themselves
[1]
[3]
Episodes
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Production
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Neon
was created by
Shea Serrano
and Max Searle, and received a series order from
Netflix
on November 8, 2022.
[5]
The series is executive produced by
Scooter Braun
’s production company
SB Projects
with Scott Manson, James Shin, and Kyle Vinuya as co-executive producer.
[5]
After the show was announced,
Hyperallergic
critiqued the series, which focuses on the Caribbean genre of
reggaeton
, for its lack of Puerto Rican producers.
[6]
After its release, it was noted that
Daddy Yankee
was added as an executive producer and guest star for the series.
[7]
[1]
The executive music producers are
Tainy
, Lex Borrero, and Ivan Rodriguez, collectively known as Tainy & One Six.
[1]
All eight episodes were released on
Netflix
on October 19, 2023.
[1]
Reception
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In a positive review for
Variety
, Aramide Tinubu wrote, "Glossy and fun, the
reggaeton
-centered “Neon” puts the viewer in the mind of “
Rap Sh!t
” without the grit framing the Issa Rae-created show. It’s a series about friendship, determination and the perils of the modern-day music industry."
[1]
Kelly Lawler of
USA Today
reviewed Neon as 3.5/4 stars and described it as "funny, occasionally absurd and with a vision to match its glowing title."
[4]
While
The Hollywood Reporter
's Angie Han praised
Neon
for "delivering an endless party set to danceable beats, and populated by characters worth giving a damn about" she also wrote, "
Neon
‘s glossy positivity limits its portrayal of the reggaeton world to the surface level. For all its gushing over its celebrity cameos, the series spends very little time exploring what makes the genre unique ? why specifically it speaks to Santi, what sets this corner of the music industry apart from the ones chronicled in, say,
Dave
or
Atlanta
or
The Idol
or the similarly Miami-set but much grittier
Rap Sh!t
."
[3]
In a less positive review, Cristina Escobar stated for
RogerEbert.com
, "“Neon” is a series of jokes, rhythms, and points with no guiding anchor. It’s a lot of things, but excellent is not one of them. And that’s a shame, especially as reggaeton continues its global dominance; we will need more shows and films depicting its particular culture and cadence."
[7]
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