Netflix’s Billionaire Island provides an incomplete look at the wildly lucrative Norwegian salmon farming industry.
If youve heard anything aboutBillionaire IslandonNetflix, thoughts of the Roy children inSuccessionmay pop into your mind.
IsBillionaire Islandreally going to scratch thatSuccessionitch, though?
The fallout of that event goes in different directions, though.
InBillionaire Island, one of Meyer Fjordbruks biggest financial assets passes away in the first episode.
This makes the company weak, and rival fishing conglomerate Marlax tries to pounce on this opening.
Marlax has all of the power, and Meyer Fjordbruk tries its best to hold off impending domination.
The business ofSuccessionis rudimentary and superficial.
Billionaire Islandsstory of corporate rivalry just isnt as fascinating as a family civil war inSuccession.
Even the best storyboarders and actors cant make that happen.
There is nothing to engage the audience with the drama inBillionaire Island.
A cast that is way too large takes away screen time from the few characters that have intriguing traits.
The dialogue doesnt have anywhere close to the zip ofSuccessions(although not many shows ever have).
Instead, most will be bored before gleaning anything new about angling-adjacent practices and their ilk.
All six episodes of Billionaire Island are available to stream on Netflix now.
