Cast Set for Dwayne Johnson’s NBC Comedy Series ‘Young Rock’
Dwayne Johnson revealed his cast for his upcoming NBC comedy series Young Rock, which is inspired by Johnson’s life. Adrian Groulx playing Johnson at age 10, Bradley Constant will portray Johnson at age 15 and Uli Latukefu will play Johnson from the ages of 18 to 20, when he’s recruited to play football at the University of Miami.
Stacey Leilua is taking on the role of Johnson’s mother, Ata Johnson, with his late father being played by Joseph Lee Anderson. Ana Tuisila will play Johnson’s grandmother, Lia Maivia.
Young Rock will be an 11-episode sitcom that will be inspired by Dwayne Johnson‘s unbelievable childhood which he likens to Tom Hanks’ award-winning film Forrest Gump. Johnson, who has also signed on as an executive producer through his Seven Bucks Productions banner, is expected to appear in each episode. He previously starred in HBO’s sports drama Ballers which aired its final season last year.
The pilot will be co-written by creator Nahnatchka Khan (Fresh Off the Boat) and Jeff Chiang, who will also serve as executive producers along with Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, Brian Gewirtz, and Jennifer Carreras. The series is a co-production between Universal Television, Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions, and Khan’s Fierce Baby Productions.
