The second season of their Netflix comedy arrives in August.
Living in the shadow ofRob Loweis not an easy thing.
My face is next to his on a one-sheet, and I will be doing press with him.
John Owen Lowe and Rob Lowe attend the premiere of “Unstable.".Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic
It was like all these realizations dawned on me.”
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He remembered calling his representatives, who helped him put things in perspective.
“They were like, ‘Chill out,'” 29-year-old Lowe recounted.
Namely, my dad won’t be around forever.
It’ll be amazing that we shared this together.
And B, it’s hard to work in the entertainment industry."
Lowe acknowledged thatUnstablewas “a terrible idea in regards to my mental health, that’s for sure.”
In real life, the Lowes worked together on Rob’s Fox show,9-1-1: Lone Star.
John Owen is credited with writing dozens of episodes for the drama.
He said that experience helped inspireUnstable.
“I started as a staff writer.
I was the lowest on the totem pole.
“Essentially, you’re writing for him.
And I ended up writing a lot of stuff for him, and… it drove me bonkers.”
