TV series

Stax: Soulsville USA

2024 · 1 season

A warm, music-filled history lesson that makes you tap your feet while it quietly breaks your heart.

Tagline: The sound of Memphis electrified the world.
Overview: The story of an underdog, interracial record label that ushered in groundbreaking music.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, melancholic and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Music, race, class, power
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: music
race
class
power
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
documentary
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: documentary
Created by: Jamila Wignot
Starring: Al Bell, Carla Thomas, Jim Stewart, Deanie Parker, Rob Bowman, David Porter, Isaac Hayes, Steve Cropper
Length: 1 seasons, 4 episodes, 55 min each
Network: HBO
Country: United States of America
Languages: English