The Runarounds is an American musical teen drama television series created by Jonas Pate for Amazon Prime Video, with a teleplay by David Wilcox. Josh Pate, and Shannon Burke are among the executive producers. The series premiered on September 1, 2025. In April 2026, the series was canceled after one season.
Premise In Wilmington, North Carolina, a disparate group of high school graduates form a rock band.
Cast and characters Main William Lipton as Charlie Cooper, lead singer and guitarist Axel Ellis as Neil Crosby, singer and guitarist Jesse Golliher as Wyatt Wysong, bassist Zendé Murdock as Bez Willis, drummer Jeremy Yun as Topher Park, guitarist Lilah Pate as Sophia Kinney, Charlie's crush Kelley Pereira as Amanda Maximo Salas as Pete Antuna, the band manager Marley Aliah as Ruthie Bender Shea Pritchard as George Benson Mark Wystrach as Catesby, Hannah's high school boyfriend Hayes MacArthur as Finn, Charlie's dad Brooklyn Decker as Hannah, Charlie's mom
Supporting Dani Deetté as Wendy, Wyatt's mom Willa Dunn as Tatum, Charlie's sister Darin Heames as Dusty, Neil's dad Gillian Vigman as Nora, Topher's mom Woody Fu as Edward, Topher's dad Rey Hernandez as Rick, Pete's dad Lindsey Rubino as Mandy, Pete's stepmom Timeca Seretti as Niecy, Bez's mom Cranston Johnson as Theo, Bez's dad Jennifer Daley as Danny Mace Joshua Mikel as Spider Jordan Sherley as Maya MacKenzie Porter as Phoebe, lead singer in a band Jason Alan Carvell as Lawrence McGill Adam Aalderks as Jeremy Jones Emme Sibulkin as Izzy Lydia Night as Kelsey, in Phoebe's band Annika Cowles as Allison, in Phoebe's band Alitha Tuttle as Tatiana J. Anthony Crane as Sandford Chevy Cofield as Policeman Timothy Flood as Party Goer
Music
A soundtrack for the series was released on September 1, 2025.
Episodes
Production The Runarounds is produced by Skydance Television and created and executive produced by Jonas Pate, with a teleplay from David Wilcox. The series is executive produced by Josh Pate, Shannon Burke, Joon Yun, Lisa Mae Fincannon, Scott Lambert, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Matt Thunell and Wilcox.
The eight-part series is inspired by the real band of the same name and includes the real group's members, William Lipton, Axel Ellis, Jeremy Yun, Zendé Murdock and Jesse Golliher, amongst the cast. The Runarounds formed as a band in 2021, when Jonas Pate was casting for a group to appear on his Wilmington, North Carolina–set television series Outer Banks, with the group first performing together for Pate ahead of their appearance in season three of Outer Banks. They were selected from more than 5,000 musicians who responded to the casting call for Outer Banks.
In August 2024, Brooklyn Decker, Maximo Salas, Marley Aliah, Hayes MacArthur, Mark Wystrach, and Shea Pritchard joined the cast. The cast also includes Lilah Pate and Kelley Pereira. Filming began in August 2024. Filming locations include Wilmington, North Carolina.
Members of The Runarounds have expanded their presence beyond the screen by performing live shows, translating their on-screen chemistry into real-world performances. The group has played concerts and small venues while building a following, demonstrating that they function as an active band outside of the television series.
On April 3, 2026, Amazon Prime Video canceled the series after one season.
Release All eight episodes of The Runarounds were released on September 1, 2025.
Reception On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 60% based on 5 critic reviews.
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