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58% Rotten Tomatoes Genre Comedy Country of origin United States First episode date 2015 Network FX | 7.2/10 IMDb 8.6/10 TV Created by Denis Leary Original language(s) English Final episode date 1 September 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Denis Leary
John Corbett
Elizabeth Gillies
Robert Kelly
John Ales
Elaine Hendrix Opening theme "Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll" by Denis Leary Cast Elizabeth Gillies, Denis Leary, Elaine Hendrix, John Corbett, Robert Kelly Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll was an American comedy television series created by and starring Denis Leary. The series aired on FX for a total of 20 episodes from July 16, 2015, through September 1, 2016.
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In September 2015, the network renewed the show for a second season, which premiered on June 30, 2016. On September 9, 2016, following the end of the second season, FX canceled the show.
Plot
Johnny Rock (Denis Leary) was the lead singer of The Heathens, a rising 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. 25 years later, Rock struggles to survive in the music industry. He is given a second chance, however, when he's surprised to find out that he has a 21-year-old daughter named Gigi (Elizabeth Gillies) whom 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. Johnny 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 newly found daughter now in his life.
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Soundtrack
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll (Songs from the FX Original Comedy Series) is the soundtrack album for the first season of FX comedy Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll. The album was released on September 10, 2015.
Critical reception
The first season of Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll received mixed reviews from critics. On the review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, it has a rating of 59%, based on 44 reviews, with an average rating 5.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Denis Leary's Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll feels much like the aging rocker it is trying to portray — a beloved star struggling to reach his former glory." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the series has a score of 60 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".