How Rob Lowe and His Son's Social Media Banter Inspired a New Show

Rob Lowe and his son, John Owen Lowe, will soon costar in a Netflix series! Get the details on their scripted comedy series Unstable, here.

By Jillian Fabiano Apr 07, 2022 3:59 PMTags
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Well, this is father-son goals if we've ever seen it! 

Rob Lowe and his 27-year-old son John Owen Lowe will star in Netflix's upcoming series Unstable, according to The Hollywood ReporterAnd what inspired this scripted comedy show? The pair's social media banter—specifically the way John Owen trolls his famous dad.

Unstable—which was created by the Lowes and showrunner Victor Fresco—follows "an introverted, socially challenged son who goes to work for his very successful, wildly eccentric father in order to save him from disaster," according to its official description.

And Netflix is just as thrilled as we are.

"We are very excited to be working with Victor, Rob and John Owen," Netflix's head of comedy Tracey Pakosta said in a statement. "The three of them—and their wildly funny, smart sensibilities—are a perfect fit for our growing slate of scripted comedies."

But this isn't the first time the pair has appeared together onscreen. Rob and John Owen also starred in A&E's The Lowe Files.

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And if the show is even half as funny as John Owen's tweets and Instagram comments, we have a lot to look forward to.

In a tweet last year, John Owen posted an old photo of the pair with the caption, "#throwback to prove that
@RobLowe has been hogging the make up chair since the late 90's..."

But it gets better. 

Back in 2019, after Rob posted a sweaty Instagram selfie with the caption, "If you're not wet from your workout, you're probably not working hard enough!" 

John commented, "The subtle art of taking a selfie in front of ur Emmy nominations."

Oof, Lowe blow! 

While we wait for Unstable, we'll just be scrolling through Rob's Instagram comments for content.

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