TV series

The New Edition Story

2017 · 1 season

A warm, earnest rise-and-fall music biopic that lets you feel the highs and lows of fame alongside a tight-knit group.

Overview: Follow the story of R&B pioneers Michael Bivins, Ricky Bell, Ronnie Devoe, Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill as they navigate fame from their native Boston to Hollywood and beyond.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, melancholic and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, friendship, family, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
friendship
family
betrayal
redemption
Places: big city
small town
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild