Rob Lowe & John Owen Lowe Say They Found Their Stride in Season 2 of Comedy 'Unstable' | THR News Video
Rob Lowe and his son, John Owen Lowe, are back for a second season of their Netflix comedy 'Unstable.' The pair sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to talk all about the new season, including how working on the series has affected their father-son relationship and their favorite part about working on the series. Season two of 'Unstable' is now streaming on Netflix.
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00:00I like how you said you spend every minute together on set, as if you're not the last one in every day and the first one out.
00:07Am I the last one in and the first one out?
00:10Usually. But I get it. You're tenured, man.
00:13I'm tenured.
00:14You're tenured.
00:15Rob Lowe and his son John Owen Lowe are back for a second season of their Netflix comedy, Unstable.
00:20The pair sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to talk all about the new season.
00:24What would you say is the biggest difference between season one of the show and now with season two?
00:29There's a lot. I think we really leaned into the sort of meta of our relationship as father and son.
00:39And we dialed up the hard comedy a lot.
00:44I think sometimes comedies, if they're lucky, get a chance to build and really find their voice.
00:52And I think we really have in this second season.
00:55Yeah, I mean, I agree. I think you look at shows that were inspiration for us.
01:02You know, 30 Rock, Parks, New Girl, whatever.
01:05There's something when you binge watch the catalog of those old shows, they grow.
01:09And it's not that the first season isn't an important piece of it because it sets the table.
01:15But I think we really, really found stride in the second season.
01:19Not only did the father-son duo co-star on the show, they created the series.
01:23Alongside TV veteran comedy writer-producer Victor Fresco.
01:27They also both are among the show's executive producers.
01:30Now that you're two seasons into the show, how would you say that working on it has changed your father-son relationship?
01:36More patience. You know, it's added.
01:40There's some respect, I think, that is required when you have to work on something that intimately and closely together.
01:50I guess that implies there was not respect before.
01:53But new levels of respect for work ethic and for, you know, craft and stuff like that.
02:00That I've only ever seen peripherally from visiting him on sets or something like that.
02:05And I think that would be the main one.
02:08And then maybe also just I think he feels like he's invited to comment on my wardrobe and hairstyle more now, which is frustrating.
02:15They also opened up about the best part of working on the series.
02:19Honestly, how much fun it is.
02:21How much fun, you know, being able to work with the amazing group of actors that we have.
02:29And how much fun we have together and how naturally gifted this ensemble is.
02:34And that we make each other laugh every second of being on set.
02:43And I'm spoiled, man.
02:46I mean, I worked with Aziz Ansari and Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman and Rashida Jones.
02:52I mean, I'm spoiled.
02:54So to be able to have that every day is really cool.
02:58I like how you said you spend every minute together on set as if you're not the last one in every day and the first one out.
03:05Am I the last one in and the first one out?
03:08Usually.
03:10But I get it. You're tenured, man.
03:12I'm tenured.
03:13You're tenured. That's the angle.
03:14Tenured.
03:15Come on.
03:16That's right.
03:17You bring the newbies in and they hold their coffees and wait.
03:22He's a good sport.
03:23No, he's a good sport.
03:25I think.
03:26Season 2 of Unstable is now streaming on Netflix.
03:29For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.