Dwayne Johnson Developing "Muscle Beach" TV Series At USA Network
Dwayne Johnson is developing and will executive produce the 1980s drama series Muscle Beach. Jeremiah Friedman and Nick Palmer will write the script.
"Muscle Beach is set in a legendary bodybuilding gym in 1980s Venice Beach where a colorful tribe of lost souls struggle to reinvent themselves by bench-pressing their way to a bigger, better American dream, no matter what the cost. As the series explores the body obsessed fitness movement that took the nation by storm during the supersized Ronald Reagan '80s, the excess of the era and the many temptations of Los Angeles that will expose the dark side of chasing dreams."
Johnson wrote on his Instagram page that, "As a kid growing up in the '80s it's exciting to produce a series that stays true to our brand and dig deep into an iconic time in bodybuilding and unique Venice Beach culture — the '80s. The '80s was a crazy time in Venice Beach with many lost souls. A very crazy time."
Johnson stars in and executive produces the HBO series Ballers; which is currently airing its second season. No word on if Johnson will star or appear in Muscle Beach.
Source: THR
