Neon

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 19, 2023
Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8

Critic Reviews

  1. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Cristina Escobar
    Oct 20, 2023
    50
    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.
  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Bob Strauss
    Oct 19, 2023
    50
    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.
  3. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Christina Izzo
    Oct 19, 2023
    42
    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.