TV series

American Soul

2019–2020 · 2 seasons

A glitzy, music-filled climb through 1970s showbiz, mixing dance-floor joy with the sharp elbows of ambition and race.

Overview: The story of entrepreneur Don Cornelius, who developed the Soul Train show, which rose to prominence in the 1970s.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, tense and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, race, music, power
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
race
music
power
identity
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild