--- description: New cast, same plot title: Nickelodeon Green Lights School of Rock Series image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4277e4bafd25c4cd/69869e423617604f1190d51e/the-school-of-rock_a89fdaf8.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _School of Rock_ Is Coming to TV by [Alexandra Sifferlin](/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 4, 2014 2:00 PM CUT  Paramount by [Alexandra Sifferlin](/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 4, 2014 2:00 PM CUT _School of Rock_ fans rejoice: The film about a substitute teacher who turns his class into a rock band will soon be a TV show on Nickelodeon, [according to](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nickelodeon-orders-live-action-school-722915 "undefined") _The Hollywood Reporter_. The film, which starred Jack Black, will take the form of a 13-episode series with the same plot. Production for the series is reported to start in the fall, and the show will launch in the spring of 2015\. The cast will be announced shortly. The original _School of Rock_ director Richard Linklater and original producer Scott Rudin will produce the show. Jim and Steve Armogida will write and also produce the series. _School of Rock_ grossed over $131 million during its October 2003 release, according to _The Hollywood Reporter_. \[[_THR_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nickelodeon-orders-live-action-school-722915 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3079359/school-of-rock-nickelodeon-tv-show/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3079359/school-of-rock-nickelodeon-tv-show/"},"headline":"School of Rock Is Coming to TV","datePublished":"2014-08-04T14:00:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:29:13.209Z","description":"New cast, same plot","url":"https://time.com/3079359/school-of-rock-nickelodeon-tv-show/","keywords":["Television","TV","film","Jack Black"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4277e4bafd25c4cd/69869e423617604f1190d51e/the-school-of-rock_a89fdaf8.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alexandra Sifferlin","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4277e4bafd25c4cd/69869e423617604f1190d51e/the-school-of-rock_a89fdaf8.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"school_of_rock","caption":"school_of_rock","creditText":"Paramount","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3079359/school-of-rock-nickelodeon-tv-show/","name":"School of Rock Is Coming to TV"}}]}] ```