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Axios
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Axios
North Carolina is having a moment on the small screen
Turn on your favorite streaming service and you'll likely see a project filmed in North Carolina — from the Crystal Coast to Charlotte and Lake Norman. Why it matters: Productions like these fuel North Carolina's economy and tourism, drawing fans who want to visit filming locations. Recent movie and TV projects have funneled hundreds of millions of dollars to the state, Axios' Zachery Eanes reported. Driving the news: Prime Video recently released the trailer for "The Runarounds," an eight-episode music drama series set to air Sept. 1. The show follows recent high school graduates from Wilmington, North Carolina, pursuing a music career. Real-life musicians William Lipton, Axel Ellis, Jeremy Yun, Zendé Murdock and Jesse Golliher star in the show. Model and actress Brooklyn Decker, who lives in the Charlotte area with husband Andy Roddick, also appears in the show. The intrigue:"The Runarounds" is by the creators of " Outer Banks," a popular Netflix series partly filmed in Wilmington. The big picture: The North Carolina Film Office lists nine recent productions that have filmed in Wilmington, including "The Runarounds," "The Waterfront" on Netflix, and "The Summer I turned Pretty" on Prime Video, to name a few. The North Carolina Film Office lists 11 total current productions across the state and 14 total productions filmed in 2024. The bottom line: It's been a successful summer for shows filmed in North Carolina. The Hunting Wives," which was filmed in and around Charlotte, has been a top 10 show on Netflix since it dropped in July. "The Summer I Turned Pretty," which was filmed in parts of the Triangle, including UNC Chapel Hill, has millions of people tuning in. Yes, but: NC doesn't have the same level of financial incentives it did during its "Iron Man 3" era, meaning the state is more likely to see small screen projects than big-budget films.
Tom's Guide
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
Prime Video just dropped a trailer for a new teen drama perfect for 'Outer Banks' fans — and it looks like a feel-good summer watch
"Outer Banks" fans, listen up: Prime Video just dropped a trailer for a new series from "OBX" series co-creator Jonas Pate — and it's streaming soon. This new YA music drama called "The Runarounds" is an eight-episode series that's inspired by (and stars) the real band of the same name. If you're looking for more drama while you wait for "Outer Banks" season 5, it could be your next must-watch show. The series revolves around a group of high school graduates from Wilmington, North Carolina, who form a band the summer after graduation, dreaming of getting their big break. As you can see above, that journey's anything but easy. It looks to be dominated by all the ups and downs of teen life: friendship, relationships, and what looks like plenty of drama, perfect for coming-of-age story fans. The trailer also features The Runarounds' original song "Funny How The Universe Works," as performed by the band themselves. Keen to see what's in store? You don't have long to wait: "The Runarounds" starts streaming exclusively on Prime Video on September 1. All eight episodes will be available at launch. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. If you want to know a little more about what's in store, Prime Video has already released a full series synopsis for "The Runarounds." It reads: "The Runarounds follows a group of recent high school graduates from Wilmington, North Carolina, who come together the summer after graduation to form a rock band, united by their shared love of music and near-impossible dream of stardom. "Over the course of one unforgettable summer, they throw themselves into the pursuit of their big break—falling in love, getting into trouble, and building the kind of bonds that feel like family along the way. With original music, romantic entanglements, and the raw highs and lows of coming-of-age, The Runarounds captures the rush of risking everything at the edge of adulthood to chase your dreams." "The Runarounds" cast includes real-life musicians William Lipton, Axel Ellis, Jeremy Yun, Zendé Murdock, and Jesse Golliher, plus Lilah Pate, Maximo Salas, Kelley Pereira, Marley Aliah, Mark Wystrach, Brooklyn Decker, Hayes MacArthur, and Shea Pritchard. And if you like "The Runarounds" sound, you'll be pleased to know that, per a Prime Video press release, Arista Records will be dropping the full soundtrack when the series premieres in September. Looking for something else to stream while you wait for "The Runarounds" to arrive? Check out our round-ups of the best Prime Video shows and shows like "Outer Banks" for more streaming recommendations. Follow Tom's Guide on Google News to get our up-to-date news, how-tos, and reviews in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button.
UPI
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- UPI
Watch: 'Runarounds' trailer introduces music drama from 'Outer Banks' creators
Prime Video is teasing "The Runarounds." Photo Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios. Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Prime Video is teasing a The Runarounds, a coming-of-age music drama series from the creators of Outer Banks. A trailer released Thursday begins with at high-school graduation, with a student lamenting the way she spent her high school years. "I wish that I had followed my heart more," she said. "I wish that I stopped taking myself so seriously all the time." "The Runarounds follows a group of recent high school graduates from Wilmington, North Carolina, who come together the summer after graduation to form a rock band, united by their shared love of music and near-impossible dream of stardom," an official synopsis reads. William Lipton, Axel Ellis, Jeremy Yun, Zende Murdock, Jesse Golliher, Lilah Pate, Maximo Salas, Kelley Pereira, Marley Aliah, Mark Wystrach, Brooklyn Decker, Hayes MacArthur and Shea Pritchard star. Josh Pate, Jonas Pate and Shannon Burke, who created the Netflix series Outer Banks, are among the upcoming show's executive producers. The Runarounds arrives on the streamer Sept. 1.
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
50 great concerts to see in the Wilmington area during April
Welp, it would appear that peak concert season in Wilmington has finally arrived. As you'll see from the epic list below, I guess it could get busier, but I'm not sure how. And this is only scratching the surface. Be sure to check the weekly events roundup I do every Wednesday for even more concerts and entertainment options. If you're looking to plan out beyond this month, check out our list of upcoming 2025 Wilmington-area concerts, link below. Live tunes: 37 concerts to see in the Wilmington area during March April 2 at the Brooklyn Arts Center: Grammy-winning New Orleans jazz band has been the real deal for more than 40 years, blending traditional jazz with funk, jazz, soul, R&B, hip-hop and more. April 2 at Bowstring Burgers & Brewyard: A founder of legendary New Orleans funk band The Meters, Porter is a legit legend. With opening act Marvelous Funkshun. April 3 at Live Oak Bank Pavilion: Country music star headlines concert for the N.C. Azalea Festival. Opening act is North Carolina's own Kameron Marlowe. April 3 at the Cameron Art Museum: As part of the Jazz at CAM series, the The Jazz Legacy Project presents God Bless the Child, a tribute to the legendary Billie Holiday featuring Maria Howell. April 4 at Live Oak Bank Pavilion: Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist will headline a Friday night concert for the Azalea Festival. April 4 at Kenan Auditorium: Grammy-nominated singer and guitarist is known for channeling various genres of blues into new forms that pay homage to the music's past while looking to its future. April 4 at Bowstring Burgers & Brewyard: Austin, Texas, multi-instrumentalist mixes funk and R&B with hip-hop and electronic styles. With North Carolina musician Phyphr and Wilmington DJ Froggy P. April 4 at The Palm Room: Reggae band got its start in Virginia in 2021, and reformed with local members when singer Tom Leighton moved to Wilmington in 2023. April 4 at Satellite Bar & Lounge: Album release show for "11 Short Fictions," poppy rock act Kicking Bird's new record on Wilmington's Fort Lowell Records. Album single "What Did You Expect (with Such A Beautiful Wife)" will appear on upcoming Amazon Prime Video Show "The Runarounds." With fellow Fort Lowell recording artists Tercel, a socially conscious Wilmington punk act. 'The Runarounds': Will an Amazon Prime Video show provide a needed spotlight for Wilmington music? April 4 at Bourgie Nights: Monthly jazz concert with The Jim Ferris Trio has become a local tradition. Get some. April 5 in the Brooklyn Arts District: It's the 10th year for this massive, day-long festival that brings close to 100 artists from Wilmington and around the region to over a dozen venues along and adjacent to North Fourth Street. One of Wilmington's finest moments. April 5 at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater: Free, day-long concert featuring Wilmington bands and musicians as part of the N.C. Azalea Festival. Acts include young rockers Audiomelt, the "hike rock" indie folk of La Veta Pass, and the pop covers of all-woman band The Hot Flashes. April 5 at The Sandspur: Multi-band show at this great Carolina Beach spot for live tunes is the after-party for a skateboarding event at taco shop Nollies. With a hard-rocking lineup of Wilmington acts that includes Evening Shadows, The Girls and Yule, with a DJ set by the legendary Valiant Himself of Valiant Thorr. April 6 at Beckwith Recital Hall: Internationally known concert pianist will perform works by Scarlatti, Schumann and Rachmaninoff for a show presented by the University of North Carolina Wilmington's Department of Music. April 6 at Live at Ted's: Nashville singer has won acclaim for her heartfelt mix of country, folk and pop. A strong voice singing heartening songs. April 10 at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater: Folk duo with the name of a reggae band kicks off the concert season at this beloved lakeside venue. April 10 at Bowstring Burgers & Brewyard: Hard-touring jam band with a throwback '60s sound has played venues all over the country, including Red Rocks in Colorado. April 11 at CFCC Wilson Center: Rescheduled performance of last year's hurricane-delayed concert by Sam Beam, the South Carolina songwriter who performs his lush indie-folk songs under the name Iron & Wine. April 11 at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater: Freewheeling Americana band Shadowgrass teams up with Denver's Clay Street Unit. April 11 at Bourgie Nights: Charleston band has a poppy, jazzy, off-kilter sound that's as infectious as it is idiosyncratic. With Wilmington songwriters Bella Peadon and Caroline Lemley. April 11 at Bowstring Burgers & Brewyard: California reggae-rock band evokes such acts as Jack Johnson and Donavon Frankenreiter. Summer vibes. April 11 at Live at Ted's: Folk duo will lay down some of its starkly gorgeous tunes in this Wilmington listening room. April 12 at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater: Double bill of up-and-coming country artists. Smith got an American Country Music Award nomination for New Male Artist of the Year in 2024, while Marlowe is starting to make waves in Nashville after growing up in Stateboro, Georgia. April 12 at Bourgie Nights: Energetic, horn-infused ensemble plays what it calls "psychedelic Latin fusion" and is touring in support of a new album, "Luna." April 12 at Live at Ted's: Singer brings his delicate, deeply felt folk tunes to this Castle Street listening room. With opening act Andrew Delaney. April 15 at CFCC Wilson Center: Grammy-nominated singer is touring in support of her most recent album, "You Still Got Me," her follow-up to 2022's "A Tribute to Led Zeppelin." April 16 at Brooklyn Arts Center: Longtime jam band has grown a following with their quick-shuffling blend of rock, funk, jazz, reggae and more. April 17 at Bowstring Burgers & Brewyard: Folk-rock artist with a groovy vibe and a positive message might bust out his didgeridoo for his Wilmington show. April 17 at Reggie's 42nd Street Tavern: Honky tonk duo brings their classic country-inspired songs to the Reggie's midtown rock club. With Joe Copple and Spider Bucket. April 18 at Bourgie Nights: Theatrical singer who grew up in Wilmington (as Dylan Linehan) before going on to tour with Grammy-winning rock act Ghost provides a sneak peek at her new show. "A Night in the Vortex" is a deeply personal "rock popera" that journeys from the depths of her soul to outer space and back again. April 19 at Thalian Hall: Ukulele band starts with Hawaiian music before blending in rock, reggae, blues and more. April 19 at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater: South Carolina blues rocker King is touring on the strength of his latest album, 2024's "Mood Swings." April 19 at Bowstring Burgers & Brewyard: Asheville super-group blends funk and other styles with electronic music, and is comprised of members of bands who've visited Wilmington many times: Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band, The Fritz, Empire Strikes Brass and the Marcus King Band. April 19 at Reggie's 42nd Street Tavern: Big, loud metal show headlined by the bone-crunching band Homicydes. With The Eighth Circle, Necrocosom, Donnybrook and SwampRaptor. April 20 at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater: Williams, who toured for years as a multi-instrumental one-man band, plays a special Sunday show of "Grateful Dead/Jerry Garcia songs performed in the style of Black gospel music." With opening act Gibb Droll, who used to be a Wilmington regular back in the days of bygone club The Mad Monk. April 20 at Bowstring Burgers & Brewyard: New Jersey jam band blends a variety of styles, including funk, rock, reggae and psychedelia, into a dancy sonic stew. With opening act The Wright Ave. April 22 at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater: Animal Liberation Orchestra, or ALO for short, is set to release new album "Frames" for Bushfire Records on April 4. The band blends rock, pop, R&B, folk, funk and more, with new single "Space Between Frames" taking on a bit of a disco vibe. April 24 at The Palm Room: After a sold-out Wilmington show at Live at Ted's in March, Virginia Americana act named a "band to watch" by NPR Music comes to Wrightsville Beach in support of debut album "Restless," which pairs "queer" themes (the band's term) with traditional sounds. April 24 at Live Oak Bank Pavilion: Young singer brings his appropriately titled "Cold Beer & Country Music Tour" to town for the first show of 2025 at Wilmington's biggest venue. April 24 at Thalian Hall: Tribute band brings a Led Zeppelin show to the main stage of Wilmington's most historic theater. April 25 at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater: Wilmington band and music school will show off some of the best talent that the Port City has to offer, including Oc3ans, Grom & The Jacks, Loud Kids and more. April 25 at Live at Ted's: Jazz combo is masterful at creating a thoughtfully laid-back vibe, with tunes that are almost visually evocative. April 26 at Live Oak Bank Pavilion: Last time beloved fiddler and roots singer was in town, she sang with Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin fame. This time, she'll have her band in tow, along with top-notch dobro player Jerry Douglas and Willie Watson of the Old Crow Medicine Show. April 26 at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater: L.A. indie pop band brings its Symphony in the Sky Tour to GLA. April 26 at Thalian Hall: Legendary singing group formed in 1953 and is known for such hits as "Under the Boardwalk" and "This Magic Moment." Current iteration of The Drifters is associated with the family of original Drifters manager George Treadwell, which owns the rights to the group's name. You might not know the names of the singers on stage, but you'll know the songs they sing. April 26 at Bowstring Burgers & Brewyard: After a packed-out Bowstring show in 2024, the proggy jam band returns to the Soda Pop District hotspot. April 26 at Long Leaf Park: Wilmington enviro-punk band will be on hand to rock the Wilmington Earth Day Festival. April 26 at Live at Ted's: Nashville singer plays soulful country and folk that often addresses personal struggles many of us face. Her most recent album, "Here I Am," dropped on Mule Kick Records in 2024. April 27 at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater: California singer and songwriter who blurs the lines between folk, pop and other genres began to get his original work noticed after his cover of a Tyler Childers song was streamed 100 million times online. April 27 at CFCC Wilson Center: Wilmington vocal group celebrates its 75th year with a concert billed "Sing On! Welcomes, Blessings & Benedictions." With music from Broadway's "Carousel," "The Sound of Music" and more. This article originally appeared on Wilmington StarNews: Top concerts in Wilmington, NC, for April 2025
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kumail Nanjiani & Molly Shannon Taking ‘Driver's Ed' With Bobby Farrelly
EXCLUSIVE: Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick) and SNL alum Molly Shannon have signed on to star in Driver's Ed, the teen road trip comedy from director Bobby Farrelly (Champions) on which we were first to report in December. Set to enter production in North Carolina in March, with AGC Studios co-producing and fully financing, Driver's Ed centers on a group of teens who steal their school's driver's ed car to go on a road trip to help a high school senior track down his college-freshman girlfriend and win her back. More from Deadline Melissa Leo, Jacob Scipio & Lou Llobell Join André Øvredal's Paramount Horror Pic Eric Bana Joins Charlize Theron In Netflix Thriller 'Apex' Alison Brie, Adam Pally, Molly Shannon & More Pay Tribute To Jeff Baena AGC International launched sales at the European Film Market in Berlin last week, with additional castings to be announced soon. Farrelly — one half of famed comedy filmmaking duo The Farrelly Brothers — will direct from an original screenplay by Thomas Moffett. Producers include Jonas Pate (Outer Banks, Amazon's upcoming The Runarounds), Jennifer Pate (Amazon's upcoming The Runarounds), and David Stone, co-founder of TFC Management and TFC Productions. Exec producers include AGC's Stuart Ford and Aghi Koh, Lorelle Lynch, Farrelly and Scott Lambert (The Killer's Game, Tár). Coming off of roles in Only Murders in the Building and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Nanjiani will next be seen in Poker Face Season 2, James L. Brooks' Ella McCay, and Dylan Meyer's recently announced Neon drama The Wrong Girls opposite Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat. He is repped by UTA, Mosaic, and Schreck Rose Dapello. Also recently seen on Only Murders, Shannon's other upcoming projects include Balls Up, Peter Farrelly's action comedy for Amazon MGM and Skydance, in which she stars alongside Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser, as well as Netflix and 3000 Pictures' rom-com People We Meet on Vacation. She is repped by UTA, Framework Entertainment, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller. AGC EVP of Legal & Business Affairs Anant Tamirisa negotiated deals for AGC Studios. Best of Deadline 2025 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Oscars, Spirits, Tonys, Guilds & More 'Michael' Cast: Who's Who In The Michael Jackson Biopic Jonathan Majors' Film And TV Roles - Photo Gallery
