Writer and director Cameron Crowe appears to be getting back to his Almost Famous roots with his new Showtime series, Roadies, starring Luke Wilson and Carla Gugino. Similar to Almost Famous, Roadies follows a band on a nationwide tour; however, unlike the 2001 film, it won’t center on the band members but instead gives its attention to the “backstage workers” who have built a family throughout the years among themselves, and in this latest trailer for the show, family is truly the main focus.
Per Showtime, Roadies “gives an insider’s look at the reckless, romantic, funny and often poignant lives of a committed group of roadies who live for music and the de facto family they’ve formed along the way. The series chronicles the rock world through the eyes of music’s unsung heroes and pays homage to the backstage workers who put the show on the road while touring for the successful arena-level group, The Staton-House Band.”
In addition to Wilson and Gugino, Roadies stars Imogen Poots (The Look of Love), Rafe Spall (One Day), Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider), Peter Cambor (NCIS: Los Angeles), Colson Baker a.k.a. Machine Gun Kelly (Beyond the Lights), and Ron White (Blue Collar Comedy Tour). Notable guest stars include Luis Guzmán (Code Black), Jacqueline Byers (The Strain), Finesse Mitchell (Saturday Night Live), Branscombe Richmond (Forgetting Sarah Marshall), and Tanc Sade (Matador, Gilmore Girls).
Roadies premieres on Sunday, June 26, at 10 p.m. Check out the new trailer for the series below:
[Photo credit: Katie Yu/Showtime]
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