ACTING UP WITH HIS SON JOHN OWEN ROB LOWE ON HOW ONLINE BANTER INSPIRED THEIR HIT SHOW, BEING SAVED BY HIS WIFE, AND HIS NEXT BIG MOVE

Rob Lowe's son John Owen has Along enjoyed teasing his famous father on social media. But recently, as the pair swapped online banter, they realised they had a hit TV show on their hands.

Father and son now star in Netflix comedy series Unstable and, as it returns for a second season, former Brat Pack star Rob explains how the concept was born out of their reallife relationship.

"My son and I had this running joke which involved him trolling just about everything I posted on social media to the point that everyone started talking about it and getting a kick out of it," Rob says. "John Owen and I got talking about it and that's when the idea of maybe using the idea for a show came up. I have to give my son credit for that because the idea of turning this running gag into a show was really his. It's an exaggerated version of who we are as father and son."

Rob plays Ellis Dragon, an eccentric and narcissistic owner of a high-tech research facility who employs his shy, socially awkward son Jackson, who tries to stop his father spiralling after the death of his wife.

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