ROCK BOTTOM
TV & Satellite Week|June 18, 2022
The Rock faces fresh struggles as the US comedy returns
RICHARD MCCLURE
ROCK BOTTOM

NEW COMEDY

Young Rock

Fri, 8pm & 8.30pm, Sky Comedy & Sky Showcase (box set, Sky Box Sets/NOW)

Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson, AKA The Rock, is back this week in Young Rock, the hit US sitcom about his colourful childhood and early struggles to become a sports star.

As in the first season, The Rock plays himself in the year 2032 as he runs for US President, and looks back on his eventful youth. Three young actors play him at different points of his life, including the 1990s, when he has dreams of becoming an American football star.

REINVENTION

This story is from the June 18, 2022 edition of TV & Satellite Week.

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