Netflix has placed an order for Shea Serrano’s comedy ‘Neon’.
The streaming service gave the series an eight-episode arrangement. Tyler Dean Flores (“The Hawk and the Winter Soldier,” “The Dark Knight Rises”), Emma Ferreira (“Organ Transplant,” “Learn to Swim”), Jordan Mendoza (“Ziwe,” “Beavis & Butt-Head”), and Courtney Taylor (“Unsafe,” “Abbott Elementary.”) Per the official title, the series “focuses on three friends who move from a small town in Florida to Miami in hopes of making it big in the world of reggae.”
Flores plays Santi, who is described as “a budding reggaeton artist, with the help of his friends, Ness (Ferrera) and Felix (Mendoza) and A&R actor, Mia (Taylor) hoping to become the biggest reggaeton star in the world. Or at least make the rent” .
Flores is represented by Paradigm and Untitled Entertainment. Ferreira is represented by OAZ and 3 Arts Entertainment.
Cyrano created the series and serves as executive producer. Max Searle is also executive producing and will be the series’ showrunner. Scooter Braun, Scott Manson, and James Shane of SP Projects will also carry out production, while Kyle Venia is co-executive. Mendoza is a product consultant in the chain.
Cyrano is an author, screenwriter and journalist. He is the first Mexican-American to be a three-time New York Times bestselling writer. His first book, “The Rap Year Book,” was previously made into a six-episode documentary series for AMC. President Obama chose his second book, “Basketball (And Other Things)” as one of the best books he read in 2017. As a television writer, he previously sold the comedy series “Primo” to Amazon’s Freevee (formerly IMDb TV). The show is based on his life growing up in San Antonio, Texas.
He was represented by the CAA.
The series represents the latest collaboration between SB Projects, Searle, and Mendoza. Searle and Mendoza are working on the popular FXX comedy series “Dave,” based on the life of Dave “Lil Dicky” Burd, with SB Projects producing the show.
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