NASCAR and AMC have provided an extensive amount of information about Thunder Road, the new drama series featuring Dennis Quaid in the lead role.
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Specifically, they have confirmed that production has "shifted into drive" on the streets of Georgia. The series focusing on the fictional stock car racing family, the Whitlocks, will begin shooting scenes.
The two companies also provided more details about the cast members who will join Quaid for this scripted dramatic series. Quaid is the star of the show as he portrays Duane Whitlock, the head of the family.
Series regulars will include Chase Stokes as Ronnie Whitlock, Maggie Grace as Laney Whitlock, Matt Barr as Calvin Whitlock, West Duchovny as Cassie Whitlock, Shane McRae as Scooter Jakes and Jake Manley as Zak Farley.
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Other actors on the series include Michael Rooker (The Walking Dead, Guardians of the Galaxy), James Wolk (Mad Men, The Crazy Ones), Mackenzie Porter (9-1-1: Nashville), Aspen Kennedy (The Forge, A Day to Die), musician Devon Allman, Josh Macqueen (Motorheads, Surviving Summer), Sandra Ellis Lafferty (The Hunger Games, Walk the Line) and Haley Dillon (Blue Ridge: The Series).
Dillon already has deep ties to the world of stock car racing and the NASCAR Cup Series. She is the wife of Kaulig Racing driver Ty Dillon.
"Centered on family dynamics, fierce rivalries and the untold stories behind one of America's most iconic sports, Thunder Road follows the multigenerational saga of the fictional Whitlock family, whose legacy in stock car racing is as deep as the family's ties to the Southern hill country roots that shaped them," the synopsis from AMC states.
Thunder Road is created and executive produced by John Fusco (Young Guns, The Highwaymen). Taylor Elmore (Justified, Tulsa King) serves as showrunner and executive producer.
The list of other executive producers includes Cliff Roberts (Untamed) with Syndicate Entertainment, Mark L. Smith (Untamed, The Revenant, American Primeval), and Tim Clark and John Dahl (The Last Dance) from NASCAR Studios. Gladys Cheng serves as producer.
