After teaming up for a critically-acclaimed five-season run withBoardwalk Empire,Martin ScorseseandTerence Winterare teaming up with HBO for a new series entitledVinyl. Today, HBO has released a new trailer for this upcoming series, which is slated to debut in January 2016 on the cable network. Fans got their first look atVinylback in August when the first footage was released.
FromMartin Scorsese,Mick JaggerandTerence Winter, this new 10-episodedrama seriesis set in 1970s New York. A ride through the sex- and drug-addled music business at the dawn of punk, disco, and hip-hop, the show is seen through the eyes of a record label president, Richie Finestra, played byBobby Cannavale, who is trying to save his company and his soul without destroying everyone in his path. Richie has great ear for discovering talent, who undergoes a crisis of character when confronted with a life-altering decision.
The supporting cast also featuresOlivia Wildeas Devon Finestra, Richie’s wife, a former actress/model who lived a Bohemian life in 1960s New York. Richie’s crisis causes strain on their family and propels her to re-immerse in her former lifestyle.Ray Romanoportrays Zak Yankovich, one of Richie’s partners, the tough and savvy Head of Promotions of American Century with decades of experience dating back to the dark, mob-infested days of the recording business.Juno Templeplays Jamie Vine, an ambitious assistant in the A&R Department of American Century. She uses her keen abilities to manipulate people and blend into the various subcultures of the New Yorkmusicunderground in order to break through the glass ceiling and get ahead at the record label.
Also starring inVinylis Andrew “Dice” Clay as Frank “Buck” Rogers, the cocaine-fueled owner of a chain of radio stations, Ato Essandoh as Lester Grimes, a former singer and ex-colleague of Richie Finestra and Max Casella as Julius “Julie” Silver, nurturing yet with an explosive temper, and the Head of A&R of American Century, who struggles to stay hip and relevant in the young man’s game of the rock ‘n’ roll business. James Jagger as Kip Stevens, lead singer of Nasty Bits, an early punk-rock band. Jack Quaid as Clark Morelle, a young A&R executive at American Century who struggles for a foothold in the competitive environment of the A&R team.
Vinyl’sPilotepisode was directed by Martin Scorsese and written byTerence Winter. Rick Yorn, Victoria Pearman, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, John Melfi and Allen Coulter also serve as executive producers alongside Martin Scorsese andMick Jagger, with Winter himself serving as show runner. Take a look at the new footage below, and stay tuned for more on Vinyl.
