‘Dad’s Shadow’ to ‘Unstable’! Rob Lowe and Son John Owen Break Down New ‘Healing’ Series

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A family affair! Rob Lowe and son John Owen Lowe have teamed up on a handful of projects in the past, but their latest collaboration — the new Netflix series Unstable — is their most personal one yet.“The story of Unstable is really the story of us,” the 9-1-1: Lone Star actor, 59, explained in an exclusive interview in the new issue of Us Weekly. “It’s a story about a dad trying to love and support his son through everything, and his son putting up a little bit of a fight.

That is a story that almost every parent and child can relate to, and of course Johnny came in and made it all very hysterical.”The Stanford University graduate, 27, has been open about how dad has been a major source of support for him as he dealt with addiction.

Earlier this month, the Parks and Recreation alum presented his son with his five-year sobriety chip during an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show.Rob and John Owen previously starred together in Holiday in the Wild and The Grinder, and John Owen has written multiple episodes of his dad’s show 9-1-1: Lone Star.

For Unstable, though, they mined more of their personal experience than they have in the past.“Stepping into this role was more work and more emotionally draining than I ever thought it would be, but that is what made it so special,” John Owen told Us. “The more of myself I poured into the show, the more I got out of it for myself.