Vinyl (TV series)

Vinyl
Genre	Period drama
Created by	Mick Jagger Martin Scorsese Rich Cohen Terence Winter
Starring	Bobby Cannavale Paul Ben-Victor P. J. Byrne Max Casella Ato Essandoh James Jagger J. C. MacKenzie Jack Quaid Ray Romano Birgitte Hjort Sørensen Juno Temple Olivia Wilde
Opening theme	"Sugar Daddy" by Sturgill Simpson[1]
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	1 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Martin Scorsese Mick Jagger Terence Winter Victoria Pearman Rick Yorn Emma Tillinger Koskoff John Melfi Allen Coulter George Mastras
Producer(s)	Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda Brad Carpenter Jessica Levin
Editor(s)	David Tedeschi
Location(s)	Steiner Studios, Brooklyn, New York New York City, New York
Cinematography	Rodrigo Prieto
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	53–60 minutes 113 minutes (pilot)
Production company(s)	Paramount Television Jagged Productions Sikelia Productions Cold Front Productions
Release
Original network	HBO
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Original release	February 14, 2016 (2016-02-14) – present
External links
Website

Vinyl is an American period drama television series created by Mick Jagger, Martin Scorsese, Rich Cohen and Terence Winter. The series stars Bobby Cannavale as Richie Finestra, a record executive in the 1970s. It premiered on HBO on February 14, 2016.^[2]

From a teleplay by Terence Winter and George Mastras, and story by Rich Cohen, Mick Jagger, Martin Scorsese and Terence Winter, the pilot episode is directed by Scorsese.^[3] The first season will consist of 10 episodes.^[4] Scorsese has confirmed plans to direct further episodes of the series.^[5]

Cast

Main

• Bobby Cannavale as Richie Finestra, a record executive trying to resurrect his label American Century.^[6]
• Paul Ben-Victor as Maury Gold, a charming, avuncular record company owner.^[7]
• P. J. Byrne as Scott Leavitt, the head of legal for American Century.^[7]
• Max Casella as Julian "Julie" Silver, the head of A&R of American Century.^[7]
• Ato Essandoh as Lester Grimes, a former singer and Richie's ex-colleague.^[7]
• James Jagger as Kip Stevens, lead singer of Nasty Bits, an early punk rock band.^[7]
• J. C. MacKenzie as Skip Fontaine, head of sales for American Century.^[7]
• Jack Quaid as Clark Morelle, a young A&R executive at American Century.^[7]
• Ray Romano as Zak Yankovich, Richie's confidant and head of promotions at American Century.^[7]
• Birgitte Hjort Sørensen as Ingrid, a Danish actress favored by Andy Warhol and close friend of Richie's wife.^[7]
• Juno Temple as Jamie Vine, an ambitious assistant at American Century's A&R Department.^[7]
• Olivia Wilde as Devon Finestra, Richie's wife.^[7]

Recurring

• Emily Tremaine as Heather, receptionist of American Century.
• Griffin Newman as Casper, a mustachioed A&R rep at American Century.^[8]
• Bo Dietl as Joe Corso, an "independent promotion man" with possible ties to organized crime.^[6]
• Armen Garo as Corrado Galasso, chief enforcer for a New York mob boss
• John Cenatiempo as one of Galasso's thugs
• Robert Funaro as Tony Del Greco, the right hand man of Corrado Galasso^[6]
• John Cameron Mitchell as Andy Warhol^[9]
• Joe Caniano as Leo, Richie’s long-time chauffeur and confidant.^[6]
• Val Emmich as Alex^[6]
• Christian Peslak as young David Johansen^[10]

Guest

• Andrew Dice Clay as Frank "Buck" Rogers, a cocaine-fueled owner of a chain of radio stations.^[6]
• Adelynn O'Brien as Caroline, a young executive at American Century.^[7]
• Noah Bean as David Bowie^[11]
• Vince Nudo as John Bonham
• Ben Foley as John Paul Jones
• Harrison Cofer as Jimmy Page
• Zebedee Row as Robert Plant
• Ian Hart as Peter Grant
• Ato Essandoh as Lester Grimes

Episodes

International broadcast

In Canada, the series premiered on HBO Canada on February 14, 2016, airing simultaneous with the American broadcast.^[19] The Australian premiere aired on Showcase on February 15, 2016.^[20]

References

External links

• Official website
• Vinyl at the Internet Movie Database