1. "Roadies"
Musically-inclined director Cameron Crowe (“Almost Famous”)
created this series about the heart and soul of a rock tour: the backstage crew. Luke
Wilson and Carla Gugino are the tour and production managers and the dad and
mom figures to the people who make the music possible every night.
2. "Pistol"
Danny Boyle adds his signature frenetic directing style to this miniseries
charting the rise of punk icons the Sex Pistols in '70s London. Anson Boon and Thomas Brodie-Sanger
earned rave reviews as rockers Johnny Rotten and Malcolm McClaren.
3. "Vinyl"
Legends Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese co-created this record
label set drama (along with Rich Cohen and Terence Winter). Bobby Cannavale stars as Richie, a record exec trying
to revive American Century Records in the ‘70s.
4. "The Get Down"
Before he directed the Oscar-nominated “Elvis,” Baz Luhrman
created this series about the rise of disco and hip-hop in 1970s New York.
Justice Smith headlines as Zeke, who must choose between love or music.
5. "Empire"
Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Bryshere Y. Gray, Jussie Smollett and Trai Byers are the Lyon Family, a warring bunch who
fight each other for control of the family business, Empire Entertainment.
Complicating matters is that matriarch Cookie (Henson) has just been released from
prison after 17 years and Luscious (Howard), the CEO, must choose a successor
after getting diagnosed with ALS.
6. "Nashville"
When country music veteran Rayna James (Connie Britton)
needs to team up with young star Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere)
for a new tour, a rivalry is born. The show continued for six seasons, chronicling
rising stars and drama in the country music industry.
7. "The Deuce"
Not set in the music industry but in gritty ‘70s New York, this
series shows how the adult film industry grew and the corruption, drugs and real
estate booms that came up alongside it. James Franco pulls double duty as a
pair of twins and Maggie Gyllenhaal is a prostitute turned filmmaker.
8. "The Idol"
This new show, premiering in May, is set in modern times and
deals with an aspiring pop idol, played by Lily Rose Depp. After a public
breakdown, she tries to rebuild her life and career with the help of a cult
leader, played by The Weeknd.