Premiering tonight is the Epix original series Get Shorty created by Davey Holmes and starring Chris O’Dowd, Ray Romano, Sean Bridgers, Megan Stevenson, Goya Robles, Lucy Walters, Sarah Stiles, Antwone Tanner and Carolyn Dodd. The show’s original music composed by Golden Globe and Grammy Award winner Antonio Sanchez (Birdman) who makes his television scoring debut on the project. Check out our scoring assignment announcement and the show’s official website to learn more about the series inspired by Elmore Leonard’s 1990 novel.

Premiering on Wednesday, August 16, is the new NBC comedy Marlon created by Christopher Moynihan & Marlon Wayans and starring Wayans, Essence Atkins, Notlim Taylor, Amir O’Neil, Bresha Webb and Diallo Riddle. Dwayne Wayans (Dance FlickMy Wife and Kids) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous new article to learn more about the series, which will air every Wednesday night on NBC. 

Also premiering on Friday is the sci-fi thriller What Happened to Monday directed by Tommy Wirkola and starring Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close, Willem Dafoe, Marwan Kenzari, Christian Rubeck, Pål Sverre Hagen, Clara Read, Tomiwa Edun, Cameron Jac and Christian Wagner. The film’s original music is composed by Christian Wibe (Dead Snow, Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead). Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Friday. Check our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and more details about the film, which will premiere exclusively on Netflix.

Premiering on Friday, August 18, is Marvel’s Netflix original series The Defenders developed by Douglas Petrie & Marco Ramirez and starring Charlie Cox as Daredevil, Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, Mike Colter as Luke Cage, and Finn Jones as Iron Fist. John Paesano (DaredevilThe Maze RunnerPacific Rim Uprising) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series, which will be available to stream on Friday on Netflix.

Missing from last week’s TV music roundup was the new AT&T original series Mr. Mercedes developed by David E. Kelley based on Stephen King’s novel and starring Brendan Gleeson, Harry Treadaway, Jharrel Jerome, Mary-Louise Parker, Justin Lupe, Scott Lawrence, Kelly Lynch, Robert Stanton, Holland Taylor and Breeda Wool. The show doesn’t feature any original score. Tricia Halloran serves as the project’s music supervisor. The drama revolves around a psychopathic killer who drives a stolen Mercedes into a crowd and a recently retired detective who tries to bring him down. Mr. Mercedes premiered on August 9 on Audience Network and will air every Wednesday night.