Premiering tonight on Fox is the new futuristic drama Almost Human created by J.H. Wyman, executive produced by J.J. Abrams & Bryan Burke and starring Karl Urban, Michael Ealy, Minka Kelly, Lili Taylor, Mackenzie Crook and Michael Irby. Electronic music duo The Crystal Method who previously composed the main titles theme for the Fox series Bones are composing the show’s original score. J.J. Abrams has composed the main titles theme, which will be introduced in the second episode, which will premiere tomorrow, November 18. To learn more about the show, check out our previous news article. Almost Human will air every Monday night on Fox.
Premiering on Saturday, November 23, is the fantasy adventure drama Atlantis. Atlantis created and executive produced by Howard Overman (Misfits), Johnny Capps & Julian Murphy and starring Jack Donnelly, Mark Addy, Robert Emms, Gemima Rooper, Aiysha Hart, Sarah Parish and Juliet Stevenson. The show’s original score is composed by Rob Lane (Merlin, The Damned United, Longford). The 13-part series follows the lead character of Jason as he arrives in the fantastical underwater city of Atlantis and begins an amazing adventure. Atlantis premiered earlier this fall in the UK on BBC and will air every Saturday night on BBC America. To learn more about the drama, visit the official show website.
Missing from last week’s roundup was the television movie The Challenger Disaster directed by James Hawes and starring William Hurt, Bruce Greenwood, Brian Dennehy, Eve Best and Joanne Whalley. Chris Letcher has composed the film’s original score. The Challenger Disaster tells the story of Dr. Richard Feynman’s instrumental role in uncovering the truth behind the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster of 1986. The film co-produced by BBC premiered last night in the U.S. on the Discovery and Science channel and will air in repeats over the next week. Click here to learn more about the movie.
