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?
Awesome, i loved it
I loved this show! My husband and I could not wait for it to come on every Thursday! Please bring it back, I’m a big oldies music fan, especially Elvis Presley. This is one of the best shows iv seen in a long time. Please please bring it back for more seasons! Please do CW I don’t have good enough internet for streaming on amazon♡♡
Canceled?..My hubby doesn’t watch much TV but he really enjoyed watching Sun Records with me..I hate when a new show gets canceled and we as fans are left hanging..wish the producers would at least have a wrap up show
I am saddened this was cancelled. I’m tired of getting invested in shows only to have these networks cancel them. I will follow this show if possible.
I have been waiting and waiting for this show to come back on. I sure hope it gets picked up by another outlet. My husband and I really enjoyed watching it.
Can’t believe they canceled the show !!!! They should have advertised it better An atleast give it a few seasons ! First season seemed short an I was like ahhhhhh how long tell the next one then. Found out there wasn’t going to be another one !!! I know tons of others that didn’t even know about the show tell I had told him Them please please tsomeone pick it up An air it !! I will be highly disappointed if not !!!!
Added CMT to my cable plan just to see sun records I will be canceling CMT and hope it is picked up by another network. I agree it was not advertised enough.
Absolutely will watch where ever it goes… Loved it!
Oh we loved the show and even learned something. Please bring it back!
Absolutely love this show! Everyone I told about it wants to watch it too! It was not advertised that is the only reason why the ratings weren’t good it needs to come back! Hope somebody picks it up! Was my favorite show last season
I absolutely love this show and cant wait to see the rest, I was very dissappointed to see it canceled. Bring it Back!!!
I loved sun records tv show. Its the only show I couldn’t wait for. So disappointed it was cancelled
Loved the show was so into it the hour flew by and if left you wanting to see the next episode. It was not advertised well and when telling my friends about of it they had not heard about it but want to see it. Please someone pick it up!!
Please bring Season 2. I loved this series. I live in Memphis and the show was so good.
love the show please someone pick it up it was getting so good ! This is a great history of rock n roll for all to see.