HBO has unveiled the first (brief) teaser trailer for the “Untitled Rock ‘N Roll” series from executive producers Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger, and Terence Winter, which now has a title: Vinyl. The project has been in the works for a while as Winter’s Boardwalk Empire follow-up (he’s the showrunner for Vinyl), with Scorsese directing the pilot and executive producing alongside Jagger. Set in 1970s New York, the show is told through the eyes of a record executive trying to keep his label alive as punk and disco are on the rise, with the series exploring “the drug- and sex-fueled music business.”
Boardwalk Empire alum Bobby Cannavale leads the series as the aforementioned record executive Richie Finestra, Olivia Wilde plays his former actress/model wife Devon, Ray Romano is Zak Yankovich, the Head of Promotions for the label, and Juno Temple fills the role of Jamie Vine, an ambitious assistant in the A&R department with aspirations of breaking through the glass ceiling.
This is without a doubt of the most anticipated television events in the works at the moment, and with a 2016 debut set, HBO appear ready to start introducing Vinyl to audiences. Watch the teaser below, and look out for something else (maybe a full trailer?) later this week. The series also stars Andrew “Dice Clay, Ato Essandoh, Max Casella, James Jagger, Jack Quaid, Brirgitte Hjort Sorenson, and P.J. Byrne.
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Here's the official logline for Vinyl:
Set in 1970s New York, the series will explore the drug- and sex-fueled music business as punk and disco were breaking out, all through the eyes of a record executive trying to resurrect his label and find the next new sound.