UNSTABLE - ROB LOWE, JOHN OWEN LOWE and SIAN CLIFFORD INTERVIEWS

Rob Lowe never slows down. His latest small screen effort is a new comedic series in which he plays the father of his real-life son!

Unstable is “literally” the title of Rob Lowe’s new comedic series. The veteran actor stars as the wildly eccentric biotech entrepreneur and father Ellis Dragon. His introverted son Jackson Dragon (John Owen Lowe) would rather play flute and teach music lessons than work for his dad. However, in order to save his father, and his company from disaster, Jackson flies across the country to help out.

Also working at the Dragon company are formidable CEO Anna (Sian Clifford), who’s been by Ellis' side since the beginning; brilliant scientists and best friends Luna (Rachel Marsh) and Ruby (Emma Ferreira); and Jackson's childhood friend and project manager Malcolm (Aaron Branch). Can they continue their groundbreaking biotechnology research while their boss kinda loses it?

Rob Lowe has seen and done it all. The 59- year old actor, producer, and podcaster has had a career that only dreams are made of. He made his acting debut at the age of 15 with ABC's short-lived sitcom A New Kind of Family (1979–1980). Following numerous television roles in the early 1980s, he came to prominence as a teen idol and member of the Brat Pack with roles in films like The Outsiders (1983), Class (1983), The Hotel New Hampshire (1984), Oxford Blues (1984), St. Elmo's Fire (1985), About Last Night... (1986), and Square Dance (1987). The success of these films established him as a Hollywood star.

By the turn of the millennium, his career saw a resurgence when he ventured back into television, making his breakthrough as Sam Seaborn on the NBC political drama, The West Wing (1999–2003), for which he received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. His other television roles include Robert McCallister on the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters (2006–2010), Chris Traeger on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2010–2014, 2015), Ethan Willis on the CBS medical drama Code Black (2016–2018), and as Captain Owen Strand on the critically praised Fox drama 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020–present). In 2018, he made his directorial debut with the television film The Bad Seed, a remake of the 1956 film of the same name. His podcast, “Literally” has him interviewing pretty much everyone from the industry including sports figures and directors.. but the recent opportunity to work alongside his son John Owen on Unstable has been the highlight of his career.

Unstable begins streaming on Netflix on Netflix on March 30th.

I spoke with Rob Lowe, John Owen Lowe and Sian Clifford about the series