Showtimehas released the official trailer for its highly-anticipated, new music seriesRoadies, the firsttelevision serieswritten, created, directed and executive produced by Oscar winnerCameron Crowe. The one-hour ensemble comedy will premiere on Sunday, June 26th at 10 p.m. ET/PT on air, on demand and over the internet. StarringLuke Wilson(Old School,Enlightened) and Screen Actors Guild Award nomineeCarla Gugino(San Andreas),Roadiesgives 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. This first look atRoadiesfeatures the song “Hard Sun” performed by Grammy and Golden Globe winnerEddie Vedder. The trailer debut is part of Showtime’s kick-off of Grammy week, withThe 58th Annual Grammy Awardsbroadcasting live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. on the CBS Television Network.
Roadieswill start production on ten episodes in March.Imogen Poots(The Look of Love),Rafe Spall(One Day),Academy AwardnomineeKeisha 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: The Movie) star in the ensemble cast.Luis Guzmán(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 winnersJ.J. Abrams(Star Wars: 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.Roadiesis produced byBad RobotProductions, Vinyl Films and Dooley & Company Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television.
Kelly Curtis,Pearl Jam’s manager and a regular collaborator withCrowe, serves as producer and music supervisor. For more information aboutRoadies, visitSHO.com, follow onTwitter,Instagramand Facebook, and join the conversation using #Roadies. Check out the first trailer forRoadies, and stay tuned for more on this upcoming series.
