Although CMT cancelled its Sun Records TV show after just one season, the song may continue. The Memphis Flyer reports producers are pitching season two to Amazon and The CW. A music business drama, Sun Records stars Chad Michael Murray, Billy Gardell, Drake Milligan, Kevin Fonteyne, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Trevor Donovan, Keir O’Donnell, Jennifer Holland, Margaret Anne Florence, and Kerry D. Holliday.
In Sun Records, Sam Phillips (Murray), shepherds young musicians Johnny Cash (Fonteyne), Elvis Presley (Milligan), Carl Perkins (Dustin Ingram) and Jerry Lee Lewis (Christian Lees). These up-and-coming white musicians combine hillbilly country music, with the ’50s R&B sound of African-American artists like Muddy Waters, B.B. King (Castro Coleman), Fats Domino, and Ike Turner (Holliday).
According to the report, Memphis Film and Television Commission boss Linn Sitler said Kevin Kane, president of the Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau, paid the rent on the show’s soundstage here for another month, to give the producers time to pitch the show to other outlets. Here’s more:
CMT already paid for scripts and outlines for season two of the show, Sitler said. So, they are “ready to go” for a second season. She said she has her “fingers crossed” for the meetings with the other networks, though she said “it may be a long shot.”
About $9 million is already set aside in the state budget for season two and season three of “Sun Records.” However, if the show is not renewed, that money all goes back to Nashville in a pot set aside for other film and television projects across the state.
Sun Records hails from Thinkfactory Media. Leslie Greif executive produced the first season with showrunner Gil Grant. Barry Berg served as co-executive producer and Herb Nanas and Colin Escott served as producers. The series is based on the book, Million Dollar Quartet, written by Floyd Mutrux and Escott. CMT confirmed the series cancellation, back in May.
What do you think? Did you watch the first season of the Sun Records TV show? Would you follow it to The CW or Amazon for a second season?
Liked the show, but would rather have more emphasis on the music and less on who’s getting it on with who.
I was hooked on Sun Records. I loved everything about it, the characters, the story line and how it was set it. I was very upset when I found out it had been cancelled. This era is when and where music started and it gives us a great perspective of how things were back then.
I recorded all the episodes and had people over to watch them. Like me, they loved it. I’ll keep spreading the word and getting more people interested. Everything is word of mouth.
You said it all…yes-PERSPECTIVE!
Great comment…
YES! YES! YES! Loved the show..please bring back to CW!
Fantastic show – one of the best! PLEASE bring it back!!!!
Yes I did watch all eight episodes earlier of Sun Records that was televised on CMT “Country Music Television”). I would definitely watched both season 2 and 3 of Sun Records if it was picked up by another television channel. It was an interesting historical background of the four musical icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins and I would like to have seen more how the show deleved into their lives, but especially Elvis Aron Presley. Another channel would do good with the ratings I think that doesn’t concentrate on Country & Western, because this… Read more »
Yes I would definitely watch season 2,3,4,etc…..
Bring it back. Good show.
One of the best series EVER!!!! Please bring it back!!!!
Yes!!! I watched season one and loved it! I’m currently reading a biography of Jerry Lee Lewis because of the show and will read one on Sun Records and Sam Phillips next. So interesting! There’s so much more story to tell. Please give us season two! I will watch it on Amazon if renewed.
Loved it, yes I would watch for sure.
To let this show go would be crazy!!! Bring it back for a Season 2!!! Yes YES YES!!! Such a fun show – The story needs to be told – and these actors and writers are doing it First Rate!!!
Granted the show got off to a slow start but the finale was awesome! PLEASE, please renew the show. Thank you.
Please sell it to CW. Can’t afford the $99 for Amazon Prime. Love this show!!!
I THINK THAT I WILL JUMP FOR JOY IF SOMEONE PICKS UP THE NEXT SUN RECORDS SHOWS!! I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS NOT A MUCH WATCHED SHOW.
I LOVED Sun Records!! I would LOVE to have the opportunity to continue watching future episodes of it!!!!!!
OMG – PLEASE someone pick up Sun Records !! I don’t have Amazon access now, but if they pick up Sun Records, I WILL purchase a subscription !! I’d rather Netflix pick it up – much more of an audience there – C’MON NETFLIX !!! I LOVE this show !!
I absolutely loved this show will watch it any place that picks it up.its history man.