Vinyl is an American period drama television series created by Mick Jagger, Martin Scorsese, Rich Cohen and Terence Winter. The series stars Bobby Cannavale as Richie Finestra, a record executive in the 1970s. It premiered on HBO on February 14, 2016, and concluded on April 17, 2016.
From a teleplay by Winter and George Mastras, and story by Cohen, Jagger, Scorsese and Winter, the pilot episode is directed by Scorsese. The first season consisted of ten episodes. Scorsese had hoped to direct further episodes of the series.
Winter left his position as showrunner at the end of the first season due to creative differences, leaving the position to Scott Z. Burns.