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Michael Rooker has joined AMC's NASCAR drama Thunder Road in a recurring role as Lucas Farley, the tough patriarch of the multi-generational Whitlock racing family, alongside leads Dennis Quaid as Duane Whitlock and Chase Stokes as Ronnie Whitlock. Production kicks off this summer for a 2027 premiere on AMC and AMC+, with John Fusco as executive producer and showrunner Taylor Elmore aboard.
AMC Global Media is pursuing sports-focused programming rather than billion-dollar league rights, greenlighting Thunder Road with NASCAR, renewing the sports documentary Rise, and hosting TNA Wrestling to attract sports audiences through storytelling and authentic production while avoiding major league deals.
AMC has greenlit Thunder Road, a NASCAR drama starring Dennis Quaid as Duane Whitlock; created by John Fusco with Taylor Elmore as showrunner, and produced with NASCAR, the multi‑generational Whitlock family saga goes into production this summer and debuts on AMC and AMC+ in 2027.
Jim Mitchum, an actor known for his roles in 'Thunder Road' and 'Moonrunners' and son of Robert Mitchum, died at age 84 in Arizona. He appeared in over 35 titles from 1949 to 1994, also pursued a brief singing career, and later managed his family's horse ranch and developed moonshine products.