The Runarounds

Last updated

The Runarounds
The Runarounds poster.jpg
Release poster
Genre
Created by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
Running time55–68 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Amazon Prime Video
ReleaseSeptember 1, 2025 (2025-09-01)

The Runarounds is an American musical teen drama television series created by Jonas Pate for Amazon Prime Video, with a teleplay by David Wilcox. Josh Pate, and Shannon Burke are among the executive producers. The series premiered on September 1, 2025.

Contents

Premise

In Wilmington, North Carolina a rock band forms among a disparate group of high school graduates. [1]

Cast

Main

Supporting

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Pilot" Jonas Pate Story by: Jonas Pate
Teleplay by: David Wilcox
September 1, 2025 (2025-09-01)
2"Morning Glory"Jonas PateDavid Wilcox & Jonas PateSeptember 1, 2025 (2025-09-01)
3"Nice Day For a (Weird Wedding)"Jonas PateJonas Pate & David WilcoxSeptember 1, 2025 (2025-09-01)
4"Three Grand, Five Songs, Four Days" Steven Tsuchida David Wilcox & Jonas PateSeptember 1, 2025 (2025-09-01)
5"Ride the Wave"Jonas Pate Ilana Wolpert September 1, 2025 (2025-09-01)
6"Been Caught Stealing" Kyra Sedgwick Nora Kirkpatrick September 1, 2025 (2025-09-01)
7"Hypocrites"Jonas PateJonas Pate & David WilcoxSeptember 1, 2025 (2025-09-01)
8"Kill Devil"Jonas PateDavid Wilcox & Jonas PateSeptember 1, 2025 (2025-09-01)

Production

The Runarounds is produced by Skydance Television and created and executive produced by Jonas Pate, with a teleplay from David Wilcox. The series is executive produced by Josh Pate, Shannon Burke, Joon Yun, Lisa Mae Fincannon, Scott Lambert, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Matt Thunell and Wilcox. [2]

The eight-part series is inspired by the real band of the same name and will include the real group's members, William Lipton, Axel Ellis, Jeremy Yun, Zendé Murdock and Jesse Golliher, amongst the cast. The Runarounds formed as a band in 2021, when Jonas Pate was casting for a group to appear on his Wilmington, North Carolina-set television series Outer Banks , with the group first performing together for Pate ahead of their appearance in season three of Outer Banks. They were selected from more than 5,000 musicians who responded to the casting call for Outer Banks. [3]

In August 2024, Brooklyn Decker, Maximo Salas, Marley Aliah, Hayes MacArthur, Mark Wystrach and Shea Pritchard joined the cast. [4] The cast also includes Lilah Pate and Kelley Pereira. Filming began in August 2024. [5] Filming locations include Wilmington, North Carolina. [6]

Release

All eight episodes of The Runarounds were released on September 1, 2025. [7]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 60% based on 5 critic reviews. [8]

References

  1. Cobb, Kayla (February 26, 2024). "'Outer Banks' Creators Set Music Drama 'The Runarounds' at Prime Video". TheWrap . Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  2. Kuznikov, Selena (August 19, 2024). "Amazon Music Drama 'The Runarounds' From 'Outer Banks' Creator Adds Six to Cast". Variety. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  3. Goldberg, Lesley (February 26, 2024). "'Outer Banks' Creators Set Music Drama 'The Runarounds' at Amazon (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  4. Vlessing, Etan (August 19, 2024). "Brooklyn Decker, Maximo Salas Board Amazon's Music Drama 'The Runarounds'". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  5. Petski, Denise (August 19, 2024). "Brooklyn Decker Among 6 Cast In Amazon's YA Drama Series 'The Runarounds' From 'Outer Banks' Creators". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  6. Staton, John. "An Amazon show is running around Wilmington, shooting at a dozen-plus locations". StarNews . Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  7. Campione, Katie (August 7, 2025). "'The Runarounds': North Carolina Teens Try To Make It Big In Trailer For Prime Video's Latest YA Drama; Premiere Date & New Music From Series' Band Revealed". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  8. "The Runarounds: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved September 5, 2025.