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No Season 4 for the Dwayne Johnson comedy.
June 9, 2023
It is being reported that NBC has cancelled Young Rock after three seasons. The news comes three months after the comedy wrapped its now-final 13-episode run.
The half-hour series premiered in 2021 with an impressive start as the #2 new comedy of the season in the key adults 18-49 demographic. Its ratings, however, have since fallen by roughly half its freshman numbers, and it was viewed as being on the bubble for renewal.
Young Rock follows different chapters of Dwayne Johnson's life. As he runs for president in 2032, Dwayne looks back on his crazy rollercoaster of a life. From growing up in a strong and resilient family, to being surrounded by eccentric characters in the world of professional wrestling, to playing football at the University of Miami - all of his experiences have shaped Dwayne into the man he is today.
Comments (13)
06/17/23 at 06:56pm
I grew to enjoy this show. The back history and family stories on the eighties wrestlers and the promoters was awesome.
I went on wikipedia crawls and learned a good bit about wrestlers outside my own cable tv years.
The show made the rock even more personable.
It was hard to go along with modern day Rock trying to get coffee from the president of some country who graduated from "it's a different world." Too much juxtaposition and in-congruent television timelines.
I went on wikipedia crawls and learned a good bit about wrestlers outside my own cable tv years.
The show made the rock even more personable.
It was hard to go along with modern day Rock trying to get coffee from the president of some country who graduated from "it's a different world." Too much juxtaposition and in-congruent television timelines.
06/17/23 at 02:24am
I thought cancellation was a foregone conclusion. At the end of the second season the timeline was at the start of the Rock's acting career, and we know how it went from there.
I liked the parts about Dwayne's youth and the insight into the professional wrestling world. And Dwayne was willing to show that he wasn't perfect, he and others around him made some big mistakes along the way.
The stories set in the future around the actual Dwayne Johnson were just window dressing. My guess is that he filmed the entire season in just two or three weeks of time.
I liked the parts about Dwayne's youth and the insight into the professional wrestling world. And Dwayne was willing to show that he wasn't perfect, he and others around him made some big mistakes along the way.
The stories set in the future around the actual Dwayne Johnson were just window dressing. My guess is that he filmed the entire season in just two or three weeks of time.
06/15/23 at 02:38pm
That's okay, just give him his own FBI spinoff and he'll be back on Prime Time television.
06/15/23 at 02:35pm
I saw the very first trailer and it didn't speak to me. Same as Young Sheldon. No one is talking about these two shows in the general zeitgeist either. I am gonna say I didn't miss anything.
If the Rock is ever gonna run for Prez, now is the time to do it. I mean, he'd have the most chance of winning, and its not like his acting career is going places.
If the Rock is ever gonna run for Prez, now is the time to do it. I mean, he'd have the most chance of winning, and its not like his acting career is going places.
06/14/23 at 05:33pm
This sucks. I actually enjoyed this show. It was doomed once they moved it to Friday.
06/13/23 at 10:33am
My children are DEVASTATED by this news. Where are they going to get their workout advice from now? Shame on these networks. I'm cancelling all my subscriptions and ordering HBOMax where they actually know how to run a streaming service!!
06/12/23 at 08:15pm
Even the best shows now are meh this one was one of the better ones & usually worth watching. Much better than others still on.
06/12/23 at 11:29am
Horrible, narcissistic show with pretty much no humor or comedy and of little interest other than the play on possible nostalgia some viewers may have toward wrestling stars of the 80s. It was a rather pathetic attempt at entertainment from the start and never improved.
I'm sure Dwayne Johnson is a fantastic, likable, fun guy. But this show just came across as "thirsty". Quite honestly, the impact was more detrimental to my impression of Johnson than anything else. Oh what an ego he must have.
I'm sure Dwayne Johnson is a fantastic, likable, fun guy. But this show just came across as "thirsty". Quite honestly, the impact was more detrimental to my impression of Johnson than anything else. Oh what an ego he must have.
06/11/23 at 08:07am
I could not get into this show and am surprised it lasted as long as it did.
06/11/23 at 04:00am
I'm sorry but this is really bad news. It frees up time for him to run for president! I know the two leading candidates are rotten and he'd be an upgrade to either one. But still, we've got to think bigger. Put Rock in some other fantasy role. Cast him as Harry Houdini, or the Flying Nun.
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