Motorheads

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Motorheads
Genre
Created byJohn A. Norris
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Jason Seagraves
  • Jack Fuller
  • Dana Brunetti
  • Keegan Rosenberger
  • Neil Burger
Production companies
Original release
Network Amazon Prime Video

Motorheads is an upcoming American coming-of-age drama television series created by John A. Norris for Amazon Prime Video.

Contents

Premise

In a rust belt township in Pennsylvania, a group of outsiders bond over their love for cars and racing. [1]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Production

The series was commissioned by Amazon Prime Video in November 2023. It is written by John A. Norris who is also the series showrunner, and the executive producer is Jason Seagraves. It is produced by Jax Media and Amazon MGM Studios. [2] Dana Brunetti and Keegan Rosenberger are executive producers and Jake Fuller is executive producer on behalf of Jax Media. Ruben Fleischer is director for the pilot and Ryan Zaragoza is co-executive producer. [6] In March 2024, Neil Burger joined as director, replacing Ruben Fleischer, and executive producer. [7]

Casting

The cast includes Ryan Phillippe, Nathalie Kelley, Michael Cimino and Melissa Collazo. In December 2023, Uriah Shelton joined the cast, [3] with Drake Rodger, Johnna Dias-Watson, Josh Macqueen and Mia Healey joining in recurring roles. [4] In May 2024, Matt Lanter and Sophia Esperanza were cast in recurring roles. [5]

Filming

Filming was scheduled to commence from July-November 2023, but was delayed by the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. [8] Production officially began on March 25, 2024 in Toronto, Canada. [9] [10] In April 2024, parts of filming took place in Hamilton, Ontario in the Carlisle and Flamborough neighborhoods, [11] and began filming in downtown Paris, Ontario locally on April 16, being first of five visits until July. Filming also took place at Penman’s Dam Park and Bean Park in Brant, Ontario, [12] and at the historic Blackfriars Bridge in London. [13] Filming is scheduled to conclude July 22, 2024. [10] [14] [15]

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