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?
I really liked that show. I hope you do a second season, I’ve been waiting for it.
Please bring this show back! Loved it and watched it with my grandsons who also loved it.
Loved the show. Really want to see the legends of rock and roll continue to take us on an incredible journey through rock history. Please don’t cancel this wonderful show! Hopefully another network sees the potential for growth with this little gem of a series!
Love the show. Please do a second season
My husband & I watched & loves the show. We have been waiting for season 2. Absolutely will watch.
I think any die hard Elvis fan will watch and purchase a video series of sun records face it it’s history in the flesh
We were really enjoying SunRecords and will definitely be ready for a Season 2 if the series finds a home..
Bring it back! We loved it.
We absolutely love Sun Records, in fact it was our favorite show to watch. I was only disappointed because season 1 was so short, it seemed like we just started watching the show & then the season was over. I can’t believe CMT cancelled this show. I truely hope that some other station/venue picks up Sun Records.
I love this show!! I can’t believe CMT cancelled it. Guess there wasn’t enough sex in it. CW, Please, Please, pick it up!!!
It was an awesome idea for a show. I hope that one of the other networks pick it up.
Please bring it back. The first few shows were hard to get into but after that the show was great. It would not be fair to the show to cancel now. It had a rough start and turned out to be a wonderful show,
Would definitely watch, please bring it back. Makes me really want to go seeSun Records in person.
My husband , kids , and myself loved the show and if it is picked up it will be on the DVR and watched every week. Cmt sham on you for doing this get us hooked and just don’t give it a ending sham sham
Please find someone for season two! My husband and I loved it and it inspired us to visit Sun Studios just last week. Love learning the history of these people’s lives. We vote for season two!
My husband and I enjoyed Sun Records. We would have loved for the show to continue.