Showtime has released the official trailer for its highly-anticipated, new music series Roadies, the first television series written, created, directed and executive produced by Oscar winner Cameron Crowe. The one-hour ensemble comedy will premiere on Sunday, June 26 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on air, on demand and over the internet. Check out the first-look Roadies trailer below, featuring the song “Hard Sun” performed by Grammy and Golden Globe winner Eddie Vedder!
Starring Luke Wilson (Old School, “Enlightened”) and Screen Actors Guild Award nominee Carla Gugino (San Andreas), Roadies gives an insider’s look at the reckless, romantic, funny and often poignant lives of a committed group of “roadies” who live for music and the de facto family they’ve formed along the way. The series chronicles the rock world through the eyes of music’s unsung heroes and pays homage to the backstage workers who put the show on the road while touring the United States for the successful arena-level group, The Staton-House Band.
Roadies will start production on ten episodes in March. Imogen Poots (The Look of Love), Rafe Spall (One Day), Academy Award nominee Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider), Peter Cambor (“NCIS: Los Angeles”), Colson Baker a.k.a. Machine Gun Kelly (Beyond the Lights) and Ron White (“Blue Collar Comedy Tour”) star in the ensemble cast. Luis Guzman (Boogie Nights), Jacqueline Byers (“The Strain”), Finesse Mitchell (“Saturday Night Live”), Branscombe Richmond (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and Tanc Sade (Matador, “Gilmore Girls”) guest star.
Emmy and Tony nominee Winnie Holzman (“My So-Called Life,” “Wicked”) serves as writer and executive producer, along with Emmy winners J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, “Lost”), Bryan Burk (“Lost,” “Fringe,” “Person of Interest”) and Len Goldstein (“Hart of Dixie”). Kathy Lingg (“Person of Interest,” “Fringe”) is co-executive producer. Roadies is produced by Bad Robot Productions, Vinyl Films and Dooley & Company Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. Kelly Curtis, Pearl Jam’s manager and a regular collaborator with Crowe, serves as producer and music supervisor.
