The Runarounds isn’t your abnormal teen drama. The Prime Video sequence, dropping on September 1, is able to drum up some severe enjoyable — and music. Not solely does the present comply with a bunch of North Carolina teenagers in a rock band… The Runarounds are a real-life band, too. (They’ll be heading out on their Minivan Tour in September.)
Jeremy Yun and William Lipton, who play Topher and Charlie, have been making music collectively since they have been youngsters. Zendé Murdock, Axel Ellis, and Jesse Golliher have been hoping to attain a cameo on Outer Banks, which was cocreated by The Runarounds boss Jonas Pate, and ended up forming a band with Yun and Lipton. The present was filmed on location in Wilmington, North Carolina, the hometown of many teen dramas like One Tree Hill, Dawson’s Creek, and The Summer season I Turned Fairly.
TV Insider sat down with The Runarounds solid to get the behind-the-scenes particulars about their characters and what to anticipate within the first season. Scroll all the way down to get amped up about The Runarounds, and watch the complete video above.
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Bez Willis (Zendé Murdock)
Murdock reveals that Bez is the drummer within the band, who “is available in after quite a lot of the core of the group is already collectively and tries to reinforce the state of affairs that’s happening over there.” Bez has “massive ambitions” in terms of his drumming profession. All through the primary season, Bez shall be torn about whether or not or to not “pursue drumming as a standalone factor” or “stick together with his boys.”
Neil Crosby (Axel Ellis)
Neil has been dubbed the “Buddha of the group,” in keeping with Ellis. “He’s sort of like a philosophical stoner dude, much like my highschool expertise, and he follows his coronary heart.” Along with the band, Neil shall be dealing with issues of the guts within the first season. He’s “completely infatuated” by a woman and “doesn’t notice what is likely to be proper in entrance of him,” Ellis mentioned.
Topher Park (Jeremy Yun)
Proper after highschool, Topher is “actually confused” about his future, Yun teased. “He’s been set on this path by his dad and mom and his girlfriend that was a bit extra conventional,” the actor famous. “He’s all the time had this burning ardour to do music, to pursue one thing together with his buddies.”
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Charlie Cooper (William Lipton)
Charlie is basically the band’s frontman. He sings and performs guitar for the band. Lipton teased, “Charlie’s complete summer time expertise on The Runarounds is characterised by his love for this woman named Sophia and his love for music and making an attempt to make the band work.” Lipton added, “Charlie’s greatest enemy is himself, so generally he places himself and the remainder of these dudes in some robust spots simply out of pure love of the sport, however he’s a very good dude at coronary heart.”
Wyatt Wysong (Jesse Golliher)
Wyatt, who performs bass, is a little more low-key than his bandmates, however that’s as a result of he’s acquired quite a bit happening behind the scenes. “He’s acquired a tough household life, however by the work together with his buddies or his love of his buddies, he’s making an attempt to interrupt no matter cycle he’s in,” Golliher revealed.
The Runarounds, Season 1, September 1, Prime Video