''Sun Records'' is an American

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television miniseries based on the musical ''

Million Dollar Quartet "Million Dollar Quartet" is a recording of an impromptu jam session involving Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash made on December 4, 1956 at the Sun Studio, Sun Record Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. An article about th ...

'' written by

Colin Escott Colin Escott (born 31 August 1949) is a British music historian and author specializing in early U.S. rock and roll and country music. His works include a biography of Hank Williams, histories of Sun Records and The Grand Ole Opry, liner notes ...

and

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. The series takes place at the

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and stars

Drake Milligan Drake Milligan (born June 1, 1998) is an American singer, best known for portraying Elvis Presley on the CMT series ''Sun Records'' and starring in the film ''Nobody'' where he portrayed a young teen Elvis. He has also appeared on ''American Ido ...

Trevor Donovan Trevor Donovan (born Trevor Donovan Neubauer; October 11, 1982 ) is an American actor and model. Life and career Donovan was born in Bishop, California, and raised in Mammoth Lakes, California, Mammoth Lakes. He had short stints in 2007 on the N ...

, Kevin Fonteyne, Christian Lees, Dustin Ingram,

Billy Gardell William Gardell Jr. (born August 20, 1969) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Gardell played Chicago police officer Mike Biggs on ''Mike & Molly.'' He also had a recurring role as Billy Colivida on ''Yes, Dear'', and appeared in a dozen ...

, Jonah Lees,

Chad Michael Murray Chad Michael Murray (born August 24, 1981) is an American actor, writer, and former model. He played the lead role of Lucas Scott in The WB/ CW teen drama series '' One Tree Hill'' (2003–09, 2012), and recurring roles as Tristin DuGray on '' ...

, Leo Goff, and

Jennifer Holland Jennifer Holland (born November 9, 1987) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her work as Emilia Harcourt in the DC Extended Universe productions '' The Suicide Squad'' (2021), ''Peacemaker'', ''Black Adam'' (both 2022), and ...

. The series premiered on CMT on February 23, 2017, and concluded on April 13, 2017.

Cast

Episodes

Reception

Critical response

''Sun Records'' has received mixed to positive reviews from television critics. On

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the season has a rating of 60%, based on 10 reviews. On

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, the season has a score of 65 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

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References

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