{"id":13493,"date":"2020-09-30T23:19:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T04:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=13493"},"modified":"2020-09-30T23:19:14","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T04:19:14","slug":"nbc-reveals-cast-for-the-new-comedy-young-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/30\/nbc-reveals-cast-for-the-new-comedy-young-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC Reveals Cast for the New Comedy &#8220;Young Rock&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12858\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nbc-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nbc-logo.jpg 540w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nbc-logo-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nbc-logo-260x135.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nbc-logo-160x83.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Below is the cast for the new NBC comedy &#8220;<strong><em>Young Rock<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; which focuses on different chapters of Dwayne Johnson&#8217;s life. From growing up in a strong and resilient family, to being surrounded by the wild characters of his professional wrestling family, to playing football at the University of Miami, the show will explore the crazy rollercoaster that has shaped Dwayne into the man he is today and the larger-than-life characters he&#8217;s met along the way.<\/p>\n<p>The series will premiere in 2021.<\/p><div id=\"morty-4123540725\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Adrian Groulx as Dwayne Johnson (AKA Dewey), Age 10 &#8211; Honest, headstrong, impressionable and bold.<\/p>\n<p>Bradley Constant as Dwayne Johnson, Age 15 &#8211; Doing his best to fit in as a normal teenager but puberty has other ideas. His size and full mustache have his classmates convinced he&#8217;s an undercover cop.<\/p>\n<p>Uli Latukefu as Dwayne Johnson, Age 18-20 &#8211; Has just been recruited to play football on a full scholarship at powerhouse University of Miami. Though a super-star talent, a devastating injury his freshman year puts his life at a crossroads.<\/p>\n<p>Stacey Leilua as Ata Johnson, Dwayne&#8217;s mother &#8211; Grew up in a first generation pro wrestling family. A strong woman, both by nature and necessity, she&#8217;s a hopeful positive force in young Dwayne&#8217;s life.<\/p><div id=\"morty-136982427\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Joseph Lee Anderson as Rocky Johnson, Dwayne&#8217;s father &#8211; Charismatic and charming, the pro wrestling champion juggles the ups and downs of his career with being a well-intentioned, but unorthodox, husband and father.<\/p>\n<p>Ana Tuisila as Lia Maivia, Ata&#8217;s mother and Dwayne&#8217;s grandmother. The first female pro-wrestling promoter in the country. A sweet loving grandmother and when need be, a cutthroat, ruthless businesswoman.<\/p>\n<p>The series will be executive produced by Nahnatchka Khan, Dwayne Johnson, Jeff Chiang, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, Brian Gewirtz and Jennifer Carreras. Jeffrey Walker serves as producer director \/ co-EP.<\/p>\n<p>The pilot was co-written by Khan and Chiang. Johnson will appear in each episode as the focus and inspiration of the series will be about his formative years.<\/p>\n<p>Universal Television, Seven Bucks Productions and Fierce Baby Productions will produce.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson and Garcia&#8217;s Seven Bucks Productions is a global entertainment force with film revenues exceeding $10 billion worldwide. Johnson recently starred in &#8220;<em>Jumanji: The Next Level<\/em>,&#8221; which has grossed nearly $800 million worldwide, and will next star in Disney&#8217;s &#8220;<em>Jungle Cruise<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Writer\/director\/showrunner Khan&#8217;s Fierce Baby Productions is a film and TV production company focused on amplifying new voices and perspectives in both comedy and drama. Khan is the creator and executive producer of the groundbreaking television series &#8220;Fresh Off the Boat,&#8221; which recently ended its six-year run, and previously &#8220;Don&#8217;t Trust the B&#8212;- In Apartment 23,&#8221; which ran for two seasons on ABC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below is the cast for the new NBC comedy &#8220;Young Rock,&#8221; which focuses on different chapters of Dwayne Johnson&#8217;s life. 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