Young Rock TV Show Casts 10, 15 & 20 Year Old Dwayne Johnson

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Young Rock, the TV series from Dwayne Johnson that tracks his journey from child to wrestling superstar, has cast three young versions of the actor. Johnson, formerly known as The Rock during his wrestling days, successfully transitioned from WWE star to film star, becoming one of the most bankable stars in the world. His past is reasonably well-known, thanks to his famous wrestling family and the fact that he is very open about sharing his rags-to-riches story.

But it's about to get even better-known thanks to the upcoming NBC sitcom, which focuses on his family life as a child, with an emphasis on the wrestling members of his family, as well as his days as a professional football player. Johnson's connection to professional sports was already used for HBO's Ballers, but that was a fictional tale inspired by the world of sports agents he encountered as a football player. This sitcom will be firmly rooted in fact, telling the story of how Johnson became the global superstar he is today by looking back at his early days.

Now, Johnson has revealed who will play the younger versions of him in Young Rock, posting about each actor on Instagram. Adrian Groulx (age 10), Bradley Constant (15), and Uli Latukefu (18-20) are the actors tasked with filling Johnson's large shoes. Additionally, key members of Johnson's family have been cast. Stacey Leilua as his mother Ata, Joseph Lee Anderson as his father Rocky, and Ana Tuisila as his maternal grandmother Lia Maivia. Johnson will also appear in every episode of the show. You can see the Instagram posts below:

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Nahnatchka Khan and Jeff Chiang are the executive producers for the show, alongside Johnson and the rest of his Seven Bucks Productions team, and co-wrote the pilot episode. Khan is best known for creating Fresh Off The Boat and Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, which featured Chiang as a writer. The casting news hints the show is likely to jump from era to era rather than telling the story in order, like Everybody Hates Chris did, aging the character along with the star.

As seen from the photos accompanying the casting announcements, the actors cast to play Johnson certainly look the part. However, it's no surprise to find out the productioncast 37-year-old Latukefu (Marco Polo) to play Johnson as a late teenager, given that Johnson has looked like he's in his mid-30s since he was a teenager. The show's description of each character clarifies that Johnson's difference in size to others his age will be a central theme, pitting him against authority figures and contemporaries alike. Young Rock is set to debut on NBC in 2021.