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 loved loved loved sun records bring it back
Please bring back sun records, i thought it was interesting to see how the musicians got their start and i like true storys im. Not a reader of books and being born in 1970 i listened to my parents type of music on 8 track and i pray to see season 2 id love to see more of their lives bring it back, they need to bring more true past history storys and keep sun records
Being a musician myself I found it very interesting learning the behind the scenes of some iconic musicians and producers.
Very sad to hear CMT cancelled it. Hope that someone else picks it up. CMT’s loss
Great show! Can’t wait to see what happens next! Would love to see it on CW or Netflix! (I’m not an amazon subscriber.)
Great series! I even signed up to be alerted if it comes back on anywhere and I never do that!
LOVED LOVED LOVED this show and will be so disappointed if the story isn’t finished!
I will be most disappointed if Sun Records is cancelled. We were faithful watchers
Watched it loved it! Hope Amazon picks it up! I have a prime account so come on Amazon!
I loved the show and would watch it on what ever network it is on. So please please please continue the show.
I LOVE this type of show that shows stories of the lives of people that I love and I’m so interested in. I am huge Elvis fan and I just love this show! I would follow it wherever it may go! If Amazon or CW accepts it, when should we expect to see it?
Please bring Sun Records back. I loved the show!! All the good tv series gets cancelled and we are stuck watching more reality tv shows.
Sun Records was freaking amazing those actors are awesome please bring back the show
Love Sun Records it was freaking amazing those actors are fantastic and it’s telling me the story of when I grew up and I documentary and it is cool as hell
My friends and I really liked season 1 of Sun Records. Please bring it back!
My Husband and I, as well as our friends, all enjoyed season one and watched it religiously. We all hope season two will show. Please bring it back!