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 watched each show twice i liked it so much. The best show on tv
I really hope season two starts soon. I don’t watch a whole lot of TV but I will for this show. Actors are amazing and love to see this story continue as it happened.
PLEASE bring this show back!! My husband and I absolutely loved it!
Sun Records is very entertaining. I would most definitely like to see season 2 and beyond. I very much enjoyed season 1. I’m patiently waiting hoping that this awesome show will continue.
Bring it back I was waiting on the next serious to start it is awesome that series could last for a long time just ask out the public they will tell you. Wood thanks.
My husband and I enjoyed this series very much. We grew up listening to this music and enjoy how the storyline so closely emulates the characters real lives. Please renew.
Loved the show and would love to see Season 2. Learned so much that we took a visit to SunRecords in Memphis.
i have been on the edge of my seat waiting for #sunrecords to return! I was flipping through my DVR wondering what to watch and thought about sun records wondering when season two would start. I google searched to find out when my long awaited new fave would start and now I am heartbroken! Please please please give us another season to at the very least tie up all the cliff hangers u left for us at the end of season one? I can understand why the ratings weren’t what you would expect out of a show of that caliber… Read more »
Well said. I agree with you 100%
I loved the show, looked forward to each episode. I was heartbroken to find out it was cancelled. I teach an Intro to Music course at Middle TN State University and was very excited to share the show and the music history with my students while we studied American Music. I really wish we could continue to share the roots of American music in the format of the T.V. show Sun Records.
Loved the show. So much R&R history.
So disappointing. I absolutely loved this show!!
The History of Rock and Roll must be told. Sun Records was doing a great job of that. Someone needs to pick this up. Can’t beleive “The Suits”
Can’t See That. People would watch this for generations.
I do hope this show comes back, brings back good memories
Please bring season 2 and more i just liked the first season very much why they always do this great series then cancel Please please do another season. seasons get better as it goes on
I would definitely watch season 2.