Young Rock

Young Rock is an upcoming American sitcom television series based upon the life of professional wrestler and actor Dwayne Johnson.[1] The series is created by Nahnatchka Khan and Jeff Chiang and is set to premiere on NBC on February 16, 2021.

Young Rock
GenreSitcom
Created by
Starring
  • Dwayne Johnson
  • Bradley Constant
  • Uli Latukefu
  • Adrian Groulx
  • Stacey Leilua
  • Joseph Lee Anderson
  • Ana Tuisila
Narrated byDwayne Johnson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Brian Gewirtz
  • Nahnatchka Khan
  • Dwayne Johnson
  • Hiram Garcia
  • Dany Garcia
  • Jeff Chiang
  • Jennifer Carreras
Camera setupSingle-camera
Production companies
DistributorNBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original networkNBC
Picture format1080i (HDTV)

Cast and characters

Episodes
No.Title [2]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [2]U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Working The Gimmick"TBATBAFebruary 16, 2021 (2021-02-16)[3]TBD

Production

Development

On January 11, 2020, NBC gave a straight-to-series order to Young Rock, a comedy series based on Dwayne Johnson's early life created by Johnson and Nahnatchka Khan and produce the series with Jeff Chiang, Dany Garcia, Jennifer Carreras, Hiram Garcia, and Brian Gewirtz with Khan and Chiang writing the pilot.[4] In November 2020, production on the series commenced in Australia.[5] On January 15, 2021, it was announced that the series is set to premiere on February 16, 2021.[3]

Casting

Three different actors were cast to play Johnson at three different ages from his youth.[6] On September 30, 2020, Johnson revealed that Bradley Constant was cast as 15-year-old Johnson, Uli Latukefu as 18-20-year-old Johnson, Adrian Groulx as 10-year-old Johnson, Stacey Leilua as Johnson's mother, Ata Johnson, Joseph Lee Anderson as Johnson's father, Rocky Johnson, and Ana Tuisila as Johnson's grandmother, Lia Maivia.[7]

Release

Marketing

During the 2020 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, an inflatable float featuring Dwayne Johnson in his 20s was unveiled in promotion of the television show.[8]

References
  1. Thorne, Will (September 30, 2020). "Dwayne Johnson's 'Young Rock' NBC Comedy Sets Main Cast". Variety. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  2. "Young Rock – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  3. Andreeva, Nellie (January 15, 2021). "NBC Opens Tuesday Comedy Block With 'Young Rock' & 'Kenan' As 'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist' Goes On Hiatus". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  4. Andreeva, Nellie (January 11, 2020). "'Young Rock': Dwayne Johnson Teams With Nahnatchka Khan For NBC Comedy Series Inspired By Him". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  5. Hipes, Patrick (November 23, 2020). "NBC's Dwayne Johnson Comedy Series 'Young Rock' Kicks Off Production In Australia". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  6. Yeung, Jeff (October 4, 2020). "Dwayne Johnson Announces Cast of 'Young Rock'". Hype Beast. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  7. Petski, Denise (September 30, 2020). "'Young Rock': Dwayne Johnson's NBC Comedy Sets Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  8. "The 94th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade". Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. NBC. November 26, 2020.
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