Young Rock
Young Rock is an American television sitcom based upon the life of professional wrestler and actor Dwayne Johnson, also known by his ring name "The Rock". The series is created by Johnson, Jeff Chiang and Nahnatchka Khan. It aired from February 16, 2021, to February 24, 2023, on NBC. In April 2021, the series was renewed for a second season. A holiday special episode aired on December 15, 2021, ahead of the second-season premiere on March 15, 2022. In May 2022, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on November 4, 2022. In June 2023, the series was cancelled after three seasons.
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| Narrated by | Dwayne Johnson
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| Composer | Nathan Matthew David
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| Country of origin | United States
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| Original language | English
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| No. of seasons | 3
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| No. of episodes | 37
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| Running time | 22–24 minutes
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| Original release | February 16, 2021 –
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- Joseph Lee Anderson, the actor behind Rocky Johnson, is eight years younger than Uli Latukefu, who plays Dwayne Johnson during his college days.
- Filming was originally scheduled to take place in Los Angeles, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced the production to move to Queensland, Australia, where the virus was mainly under control.
- Cast and crew undertook a mandatory quarantine period of 14 days upon arriving in Australia.
- The three actors playing Dwayne Johnson never met Dwayne in person during production of the first season, instead conducting most of their conversations via Zoom.
- Joseph Lee Anderson the actor behind Rocky Johnson is in fact 8 years younger than Uli Latukefu who plays Dwayne Johnson in his 20's.
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