7.2 /10 1 Votes
8.6/10 TV First episode date 2015 Network FX | 7.2/10 IMDb 58% Rotten Tomatoes Final episode date 1 September 2016 Genre Comedy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cast Elizabeth Gillies, Denis Leary, Elaine Hendrix, John Corbett, Robert Kelly Similar The Comedians, Rescue Me, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Job, You're the Worst Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll is an American comedy television series, created by and starring Denis Leary, which premiered on FX on July 16, 2015.
The series follows Johnny Rock (Leary), lead singer of The Heathens, a rock band from the late 80s/early 90s that broke up following the release of only one album, mainly due to his life of excess. He struggles to make it in the music industry 25 years later. Rock's estranged daughter Gigi (Elizabeth Gillies) moves to New York to try to make it as a musician. She comes up with a proposition: if her dad reforms the Heathens, she'll replace him as lead singer, the band will change their name to The Assassins, and in return he'll stay on board as lead songwriter for the band, as well as coach to Gigi. Rock experiences the challenges of an aging rock star in a music landscape fueled by hip-hop and pop, as well as caring for someone other than himself for once with his daughter back in his life.
On September 8, 2016, FX canceled the series. During the course of the series, 20 episodes of Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll aired over two seasons.