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 this show back!!
Please bring it back. It is a great show.
I am a dedicated music collector, having about 10,000 vinyl albums. And that is most of which, are the ones that I grew up with and loved. Being a young girl growing from the age of 11 to 21 from 1970 to 1980, there was hardly a song that could be played anywhere that I couldn’t name title and singer. Music is such a great and important part of our history. For me, Sun Records affected me like an addiction, and I’ve hit hard times right now and lost my TV and have not even been able to watch the… Read more »
Yes, I looked forward to watch the first season.
Please bring it back. Am fan and musician and love rock and roll.
Yes season 2 please
Please, please bring it back. I am hooked.
Please, Please bring it back. I am hooked.
Please bring it back! Excellent show!
Great Show! Keep it! Advertise it better!
Please bring it back. As someone older who grew up with these artist it was great to see how it might have been. Love it!
I love the show and would follow it anywhere!
Awesome show! Please bring it back.I loved it.
Absolutely, loved the Sun Records show we loved the music and so interesting to see how all those musicians got started. Crossi g my fingers it will continue.
PLEASE BRING SUN RECORDS BACK AND KEEP IT GOING???? PLEASE? ?? IT WILL BE CMT’S LOSS BECAUSE I WILL FOLLOW THIS SHOW WHOMEVER DECIDES TO PICK IT UP. I NEVER MISSED AN EPISODE OF SEASON ONE AND WATCHED IT SEVERAL TIMES OVER AGAIN ON, ON DEMAND. I DON’T BELIEVE IT GOT GOOD RATINGS BECAUSE CMT DIDN’T DO A GOOD JOB OF PITCHING THE PREMIER SEASON. IT’S A WONDERFUL SHOW AND ALL OF US BABY BOOMERS DESERVE TO GET THE CHANCE TO SEE MORE OF IT!!!
Bring it back. I don’t care who picks it up just PICK IT UP!!!