Unstable

Ellis Dragon is a brilliant but unpredictable biotech founder whose flair for invention and headline-grabbing antics have kept his company in the spotlight and his family on edge. When the business hits a crisis, his son Jackson, a pragmatic operations manager who has long lived under Ellis's larger-than-life reputation, comes back to help stabilize things. The series follows their uneasy teamwork as professional disagreements bleed into old personal wounds, with coworkers Anna, Luna, and Ruby caught in the middle. Episodes mix workplace mishaps, laboratory setbacks, and quiet family moments as the pair try to hold the company together without settling old scores or sacrificing what really matters.

Created by Victor Fresco alongside John Owen Lowe and Rob Lowe, Unstable premiered on Netflix in 2023. The show pairs the real life father and son as co creators and leads, and it leans into both sitcom beats and serialized drama across its debut season.

The series didn’t attract major awards attention during its initial run, and it wasn’t a fixture in Emmy or Golden Globe conversations through mid 2024. Instead, recognition tended to come from audience interest and mentions on entertainment roundups rather than formal industry trophies.

On social media the show drew notice for Rob Lowe’s playful, eccentric turn and for the father son dynamic onscreen and off. Viewers used clips and screengrabs to comment on workplace family drama and startup culture, and certain scenes circulated as memes that highlighted the show’s awkward humor and lab based chaos.

Critical reaction was mixed to generally favorable, and audience ratings sit around 6.9/10 from a modest number of votes, indicating steady but not universal appeal. Reviewers praised the cast chemistry, especially the leads, while noting the tonal shifts between comedy and drama could feel uneven. Central themes include legacy, responsibility, and how personal flaws shape leadership in a family run business.