Dennis Quaid is set for a lead role in a series set in the world of NASCAR currently in development at AMC.
Quaid will star in “Thunder Road,” which is being produced in partnership between AMC and NASCAR. The show is described as “a multi-generational saga of the 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,” per the official logline.
Quaid will star as Duane Whitlock, a.k.a. The Wrecking Ball.” He is described as “a NASCAR legend” and “a towering figure who built a racing empire from a legacy of moonshine runs and dirt tracks… and refuses to let it die. This is a story about a blue collar dynasty at the edge of extinction — and the old king fighting to hold onto his crown.”
The series is currently on the fast track for a series order at AMC with Quaid’s attachment, with hopes to begin production this summer.
— Variety —