Premiering tomorrow, April 22, is the drama Rectify created by Ray McKinnon and starring Clayne Crawford, Abigail Spencer, Adelaide Clements, Jonah Lotan and J. Smith Cameron. The show follows a man who is released from Death Row after spending 19 years in prison and returns to his hometown where he must readjust to his new life, including unfamiliar family members and surroundings. Gabriel Mann (Modern Family, Jane by Design) has composed the show’s score, as well as the main titles theme. Check out a recent article about the composer’s work on the project in the Salt Lake Tribune. The six-part series will air every Monday night on the Sundance Channel. To learn more about the show, visit the official series website.
Last night, Lifetime premiered the anthology film Call Me Crazy: A Five Film directed by Laura Dern, Bryce Dallas Howard, Bonnie Hunt, Ashley Judd and Sharon Maguire and starring Jennifer Hudson, Melissa Leo, Octavia Spencer, Sarah Hyland, Sofia Vassilieva, Brittany Snow, Ernie Hudson, Jason Ritter, Jean Smart, Lea Thompson, Melanie Griffith and Chelsea Handler. Alex Wurman (March of the Penguins, The Newsroom) has composed the film’s original score. The movie will be airing in repeats over the next week on Lifetime. To learn more about the film, check out our previous news article.
Premiering tonight is the Hallmark Hall of Fame production Remember Sunday directed by Jeff Bleckner and starring Alexis Bledel and Zachary Levi. The film follows a waitress who meets a jewelry store clerk who suffers from memory problems and gets a blank slate the second his alarm wakes him each day. The movie’s score is composed by Christopher Lennertz (Identity Thief, Revolution). The film premieres tonight on ABC. To find out more about the project and to watch the trailer, check out our previous news article.
Also premiering tonight is the documentary All the President’s Men Revisited on the 40th Anniversary of Watergate directed by Peter Schnall and produced and narrated by Robert Redford. The show unravels the story that began with a “third-rate burglary attempt” and escalated into the first and only Presidential resignation in American history. In addition to Redford, Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, Dustin Hoffman, Jon Stewart and Rachel Maddow also make an appearance. Nathan Halpern (Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present) has composed the project’s original score. The documentary will premiere tonight on Discovery. To learn more about the show, visit the official Discovery website.
Finally, also premiering tonight is the murder mystery series The Bletchley Circle created and written by Guy Burt (The Borgias), executive produced by Simon Heath, directed by Andy De Emmony (Cutting It) and starring Anna Maxwell Martin, Rachael Stirling, Sophie Rundle and Julie Graham. The mini-series follows a group of women with extraordinary ability to break codes, a skill honed during World War II when they worked undercover at Bletchley Park, site of the United Kingdom’s main decryption establishment. Nick Green (Waterloo Road, Wild at Heart) has composed the project’s original score. The Bletchely Circle premiered last year on ITV in the UK and makes its US debut tonight on PBS. To learn more about the three part series, visit the official PBS website.
