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?
Please bring back sun records!!!! I felt someone had died when it was cancelled. We were crushed when it went off the air. If more people had known about sun records, sun records would have had higher ratings. A lot of people just didn’t know it was on tv! Sun records has got to come back!!!!
It broke my heart when I found out it had been cancelled. My husband and I both love this show and definitely want a second season and a third, fourth,… please someone pick it up!!!!
I loved the show. It included musical info and drama all in one show. Everyone knows our kids need an education in real music and they don’t how to do get that today except in drug filled concerts and raves. Help us all and keep “Sun Records” going!!
Would love to see more Seasons of this Great show!!!!!
I loved this show…hope CW picks it up. Actually a lot of country fans here, who loved this show
Please renew! Looking forward to next season and many more ♡
We loved sun records, could not wait for it to come on each week. We were upset when cmt cancelled it. We hope CW picks it up.
Please do season 2! Loved it, really good talent!!
Please, please Amazon pick up Sun Records!!!
We can only hope this will be so. It is a true story and all of us are interested in the real of it. Please, someone listen and keep this show going
Please, please bring this back for as many seasons as needed to tell the full story! It was the best series I’ve seen on the era and subject matter – acting, production, the whole package! There will be an audience if it gets to the right network.
I really enjoyed Sun records and was so disappointed when CMT cancelled it. Hoping it us picked up by the CW
I really enjoyed that show! I even wpumd watch it on my ph bc i would miss it on cmt. Bring it back to another channel at a reasonable time.
Please renew.My family an I loved it.
Please bring it back. It literally brought my grandpa from his time back in the day. He really enjoyed it. Also the best show ive ever watched. And i promise you that.
I would love to see the story continue. How amazing to see how it all started. Be sure to include more Carl Perkins in the second round!