School of Rock follows a group of overachieving rule-abiding prep school students -- Zack (Lance Lim, Growing Up Fisher), Lawrence (Aidan Miner, Nickelodeon Creative Lab's Legendary Dudas (formally Homeroom)), Freddy (Ricardo Hurtado), Summer (Jade Pettyjohn, Nickelodeon's Henry Danger) and Tomika (Breanna Yde, Nickelodeon's Voll Vergeistert (The Haunted Hathaways)) -- who learn to band together, take risks and to rock out to reach new heights thanks to substitute teacher Dewey Finn (Tony Cavalero, Nickelodeon's Ein Adam kommt selten allein (Splitting Adam)), a down-on-his-luck musician who uses the language of rock 'n' roll to inspire his class to form a secret band. Throughout the school year, these middle-school classmates find themselves navigating relationships, discovering their unknown talents and learning lessons on loyalty and friendships.
The series features guest appearances from Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy, Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid)), Kendall Schmidt (Big Time Rush) and Kira Kosarin (The Thundermans). Episodes will include musical performances by the cast covering hits "What I Like About You" (The Romantics), "Lips Are Movin" (Meghan Trainor), "The Kids Are All Right" (The Who), "We're Not Gonna Take It" (Twisted Sister), "Shut Up and Dance" (WALK THE MOON), "Heart Attack" (Demi Lovato) and more.
School of Rock is developed by Jim and Steve Armogida (Crash & Bernstein, Grounded for Life), who also serve as Executive Producers with Jay Kogen (The Simpsons, Henry Danger). The 2003 movie of the same name was written by Mike White. Its director Richard Linklater and producer Scott Rudin serve as series Executive Producers, along with Eli Bush (The Newsroom, Ex Machina).
Original source: Femail Magazine.
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