Neon’s story of young millennials hustling to make their dreams come true can feel familiar, and it might approach some of its conflicts too lightly for its own good (at least in the first couple episodes watched for this review). But even if it isn’t exactly raucously funny yet, it’s got a cool, confident foundation of charming characters and fun music to make the episodes go down smooth. Much of the comedy here comes from these people faking it till they hopefully make it, until it becomes plainly obvious that entire industries really do operate on lots of coordinated luck and loophole exploitation. Again, it might not be the most novel insight, but it’s delivered here in a stylish way.
"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."
— Aramide Tinubu
Three friends move from a small town in Florida to Miami with the hopes of making it big in reggaeton music.
A young reggaeton singer, with one modest self-produced hit, and his two best friends attempt to seek fame and success in Miami.
The central quartet of characters has lots of promise, and the cast that plays them have their performances down to a T. Tyler Dean Flores's Santi is self-confident without being arrogant, and still woefully naive about what the music industry is really like. Courtney Taylor's Mia puts on the image of a savvy record label rep, but is actually just fumbling around as much as everyone else. Emma Ferreira's Ness, who works as Santi's de facto manager, has just the right level of concealed insecurity to ground their shenanigans in something more emotional. And Jordan Mendoza's Felix, Santi's artistic director, is so frank and awkward that he can't help but bring Miami to life through sheer contrast.
If Atlanta was set in Miami. So basically... Miami.
