Some big names in Hollywood and rock are joining the HBO family soon. Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger's music industry show highlighting the business in the 1970s finally received a green light. The Departed director will oversee the pilot while Boardwalk Empire's Terrence Winter will take the role of showrunner, Collider reports. Olivia Wilde, Ray Romano and Andrew "Dice" Clay are all set to star in the untitled series.
Bobby Cannavale (Boardwalk Empire) will play Richie Finestra, a record executive in New York City in the middle of a "drug and sex-fueled music business as punk and disco were breaking out." A press release revealed that Finestra will be facing a big life decision, but no specifics were given.
Wilde has been tapped to play Finestra's wife, Devon. Romano will be Finestra's head of promotions Zak Yankovich. The Dice Man will take the role of Frank Rogers, a radio station owner who enjoys cocaine.
No word on when production will begin, and the network has yet to set a premiere date. For more details on the show, check out the full press release here.
Scorsese, as always, is a busy man. According to his IMDb page, he has four projects in post-production, including a documentary on Bill Clinton and the Grateful Dead. He is also producing a biopic about Frank Sinatra.
"The Grateful Dead were more than just a band," Scorsese said in a statement. "They were their own planet, populated by millions of devoted fans. I'm very happy that this picture is being made and proud to be involved."
HBO also picked up a show by director David Fincher that will focus on the music video industry in the 1980s.
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