Satisfaction! Bobby Cannavale to Lead Rock 'N' Roll HBO Series From Mick Jagger & Martin Scorsese

It's only Rock 'n' Roll but Bobby Cannavale likes it! The Emmy winner and two-time Tony nominee's previously reported Rock 'n' Roll TV pilot has been picked up to series by HBO. Executive produced by Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese, the currently untitled hour-long drama is set in 1970s New York, and will explore the drug and sex-fueled music business as punk and disco were breaking out, all through the eyes of a record executive trying to resurrect his label and find the next new sound.

Cannavale will play Richie Finestra, the founder and president of a top-tier record label (American Century Records) with a great ear for discovering talent, who undergoes a crisis of character when confronted with a life-altering decision. The cast will also include Olivia Wilde as Devon Finestra, Richie’s wife, along with Broadway alum Max Casella, Ray Romano, Juno Temple, James Jagger, Jack Quaid, Birgitte Sorenson, P.J. Byrne, J.C. MacKenzie and Bo Dietl.

Cannavale will soon be seen on the big screen in the Annie musical. He won an Emmy Award for his role on Will & Grace and received two 2013 Emmy nods for his work on Boardwalk Empire and Nurse Jackie. A two-time Tony nominee for his performances in Mauritius and The Motherf**ker with the Hat, his other Broadway credits include Glengarry Glen Ross and The Big Knife.