In 2018, it was reported that Dave Grohl and his mother Virginia were developing a TV series based on Virginia Grohl’s 2017 book From cradle to stageThat show now has a premiere date: the first episode of From cradle to stage airs on Paramount + on Thursday, May 6. Watch a teaser for the series below.
Guests on the series include Pharrell and his mother Dr. Carolyn Williams, Miranda and Bev Lambert, Brandi and Teresa Carlile, Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello and his mother Mary, and Rush ‘Geddy Lee with his mother Mary Weinrib. The six episodes From cradle to stage—From Live Nation Productions, in collaboration with Endeavor Content – directed by Dave Grohl.
The series is inspired by (and named after) Virgina Grohl’s book. “I believe the relationship between a musician and their mother is so important because it is the foundation of their understanding of love, which is certainly any artist’s greatest muse,” Dave Grohl said of the series in a press release. “Having the opportunity to travel the country and tell the stories of these amazing women behind the curtain not only shed some light on the music they inspired, but also made me appreciate the love I received from my own mother, my best friend. . Needless to say, we are all indebted to the women who gave us life. Without them there would be no music. “
Grohl recently released a trailer for his upcoming touring and van movie What drives usLast week he teamed up with Mick Jagger on their new single “Eazy Sleazy.”
