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The Runarounds

2025 · 1 season

A warm, easygoing summer story about friends chasing a shared dream, light on stakes and big on camaraderie.

Created by
Jonas Pate
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Family
Starring
William Lipton, Axel Ellis, Jeremy Yun
Tagline
Dream big.
Overview
Follow a tight-knit group of young adults from all walks of life who come together to form a rock band the summer after graduating from high school. Set against the backdrop of Wilmington, North Carolina, The Runarounds must choose between succumbing to the pressures of real life or risking everything to become the greatest band of all time.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Jonas Pate
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Family
Starring
William Lipton, Axel Ellis, Jeremy Yun
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • friendship
    • ambition
    • coming-of-age
    • music
    Places
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour4
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, comedy, family
    Created by
    Jonas Pate
    Starring
    William Lipton, Axel Ellis, Jeremy Yun, Zendé Murdock, Jesse Golliher, Lilah Pate, Maximo Salas, Kelley Pereira
    Length
    1 seasons, 8 episodes
    Network
    Prime Video
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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