Vinyl renewed for a second season after just one episode
HBO has renewed the show even in the light of a modest debut and lukewarm critical reception
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Your support makes all the difference.HBO seem to care little that the Martin Scorsese/Mick Jagger-created Vinyl has fallen short in critical reception and TV ratings; Deadline reports they've renewed the show for a second season shortly after its first episode premiered.
Though its debut only attracted 764,000 viewers, HBO must be confident its audience will either pick up speed as the series unfurls, or that it will land its ratings on streaming platform HBO Go.
The two-hour pilot was direct by Scorsese himself, working off a screenplay by Terence Winter and George Mastras; the rest of the series will follow on in hour-long episodes.
Set in the '70s, the rock n' roll drama sees Bobby Cannavale play Richie Finestra; the record label president desperate to save his company through a sound capable of reinventing his very industry. The series also stars Olivia Wilde, Ray Romano, Juno Temple, and James Jagger.
Where exactly the show may be able to travel to after the first season is still in question. Considering Mick Jagger originally foresaw Vinyl as a feature film, the show does seem to possess such an inclusive concept; perhaps only extendable into further series if Scorsese, Jagger, & co. had an interest in exploring later moments in rock history. The death of disco, perhaps?
Vinyl continues on Sky Atlantic on Mondays, 9 PM.
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