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?
Yes, we would follow. Wish they would rerun the first season. Get new viewers. Please do not cancel.
loved the show just tarted getting great pleasedonotcancel and leave us hanging.
I loved watching this show. I enjoy all their music and enjoy watching the different life stories. I would follow it on the CW but not on Amazon. I wish CMT would just keep it and bring it back. Hoping for a bring back.
They’ve only scratched the surface! Please keep the series going.
Loved the show. Definitely need more episodes, the whole 50’s era was portrayed as a more wholesome time, i could stand to see less sexual content and suggestion, i would love for my grandchildren to embrace this era of music but won’t let them watch due to the sexuality, other than that its great, and if it doesnt change I’ll still watch it myself,
Please someone pick it up.
I was so looking forward to season two! I love the music history. The show was just getting really good. I hope they find a new home!
Would love to see a season 2 I love music and this is a way to understand how the 50 s music began with Elvis Jerru lee Lewis Johmny Cash
I hope there will be a season two! Love watching! Please someone pick it up!
Loved the Sun Records Story season 1. The acting is Great, the characters were so alive & real. The music ofcourse, speaks for itself. Please another network, pick it up. We need GOOD TV.
Me and my family loved Sun Records! I am very sad that it didn’t get the ratings to hang on a few more seasons. I hope the show gets picked up and furthermore that I have the channel. I also hope me and my family can continue to watch it together as we did season one.
Loved the show. The history of the musics & legends. Hope to see it continued.
This was my absolute favorite show. Please… somebody pick it up!!!!! I’ll bet that Part of the problem with ratings is that a lot of people I know who would watch it don’t get CMT.
I loved it..Glad to know there’s another season coming..I was disappointed at the ending when I thought it was over..feel better about it now..I will follow…CMT should keep it..
Loved it, would like to see a season 2