Neon
Netflix | Release Date: October 19, 2023
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
DeciderJoel KellerOct 19, 2023
Season 1 Review: Serrano and Searle manage to give their four main characters enough layers in the first 30 minutes to hook viewers in and see just how Santi’s story plays out. Read full review
80
VarietyAramide TinubuOct 19, 2023
Season 1 Review: A highly enjoyable series. “Neon” thoroughly immerses the audience in this enticing world while highlighting an industry that might only be saved by those who love the music most. Read full review
75
The Mercury NewsRandy MyersOct 25, 2023
Season 1 Review: The three lead Latino characters, and the actors who play them, in Netflix’s breezy, Miami-set comedy/drama are so likable and charismatic you can’t help but kind of fall in love with them. I defy you not to. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterAngie HanOct 19, 2023
Season 1 Review: If its relentless optimism lacks for edge or depth, Santi and his friends prove winsome enough to make you remember why this fantasy can be so alluring to begin with. Read full review
70
Rolling StoneAlan SepinwallOct 19, 2023
Season 1 Review: It’s a vibe more than it is a comedy, but the appealing and palpable chemistry between Flores, Ferreira, and Mendoza makes the vibe work. Despite the cameos by Daddy Yankee and other reggaeton stars as themselves, knowledge of the genre isn’t any more essential to appreciating what works about Neon than it was for Entourage fans to know what the real Ari Emanuel was like. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comCristina EscobarOct 20, 2023
Season 1 Review: The show is decidedly uneven in tone, unsure of what it wants to be. Is it a bawdy, coming-of-age romp? At times. A music industry esposé? It reaches for that. A workplace comedy using music as its background? Sometimes. A more skilled show could balance these elements, but “Neon” falters. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleBob StraussOct 19, 2023
Season 1 Review: The series’ copious drug use, sex and bottle service have zero consequences. If they weren’t playing songs, you might not recognize this as a story about music people. And it’s a good thing the music slaps. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubChristina IzzoOct 19, 2023
Season 1 Review: Neon had the chance to illuminate the vibrancy and vitality of reggaeton and all of the culture that surrounds it, but sadly it only offers up a dim representation. Read full review
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