Series synopsis
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll is an American comedy television series that premiered on FX on July 16, 2015. It ended on September 1, 2016. It was created by Denis Leary. It stars John Ales, Denis Leary, Elizabeth Gillies and Robert Kelly.
Johnny Rock is the aging lead singer of NYC's legendary early-'90s band The Heathens, who is trying to get both his band and his life back together. The aging and broke bad-boy rocker gets another shot at fame as a songwriter for a brash and talented young singer who's a big fan of his early work.
Premise
Johnny Rock is the aging lead singer of NYC's legendary early-'90s band The Heathens, who is trying to get both his band and his life back together. The aging and broke bad-boy rocker gets another shot at fame as a songwriter for a brash and talented young singer who's a big fan of his early work.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- John Ales as Rehab
- Denis Leary as Johnny Rock
- Elizabeth Gillies as Gigi
- Robert Kelly as Bam Bam
- Elaine Hendrix as Ava
- John Corbett as Flash
- Josh Pais as Ira Feinbaum
Guest cast
- Joan Jett as Joan Jett
- Dave Grohl as Dave Grohl
- Michael Cyril Creighton as Bobby Q
- Olivia Macklin as Emma
- Callie Thorne as Cat
- Mark Gessner as Noah
- Eric Sheffer Stevens as Brook Lanley
- Campbell Scott as Campbell Scott
- Rebecca Naomi Jones as Davvy
- Griffin Dunne as Music Therapist
- Nicholas Christopher as AJ
- Logan Schyvynck as Dancer #6
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 20 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | July 16, 2015 | September 17, 2015 |
| Season 2 | 10 | June 30, 2016 | September 1, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Don't Wanna Die Anonymous Watching a sold out Afghan Whigs reunion show leads Johnny to try and get his old band back together. |
July 16, 2015 |
| 2 |
Clean Rockin' Daddy Gigi and her bandmates challenge Johnny to write songs without drugs or alcohol. |
July 23, 2015 |
| 3 |
Lust for Life Johnny dies. On the internet. And decides to stay dead for financial reasons. Which leads to a big break for Gigi. |
July 30, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
All That Glitters is Gold The sudden death of an old friend forces the band to question where they’re at and where they’re going. |
June 30, 2016 |
| 2 |
Rebel Rebel Ava wants to mix things up while urging Gigi to experience anything and everything while she’s still young. Rehab gets approached by a big time Broadway producer. |
July 7, 2016 |
| 3 |
Cool for the Summer Gigi’s recent experience forces Flash to step up his game. Noah and Bam try to convince Rehab to get on board with “Feast”. |
July 14, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | FX |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 16, 2015 |
| Last aired | September 1, 2016 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Thursday at 22:00:00 |