Premiering tonight is the new Lifetime original series The Lottery created by Timothy J. Sexton (Children of Men) and starring Marley Shelton, Michael Graziadei, David Alpay, Athena Karkanis, Yul Vasquez, Shelley Conn and Martin Donovan. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Cardoni (Just Friends, CSI: Miami, Step Up: All In). The Lottery is set 25 years in the future when the human race faces extinction and when women stop having children. When a number of fertilized embryos are discovered, a national lottery is setup to help decide the surrogates. The show will air every Sunday night on Lifetime. To learn more about the drama, vista the official show website.
Missing from last week’s roundup was the new FX comedy Married created by Andrew Gurland (The Virginity Hit) and starring Nat Faxon, Judy Greer, Brett Gelman and Jenny Slate. Jeff Cardoni (Wilfred, The League) is composing the show’s original score. Married follows a couple that can barely remember what was like before kids, debt, and suburbia rained on their romance. The show premiered this past week on will air every Wednesday on FX. For updates on the comedy, visit the official show website.
Another show that premiered this past week is the USA drama Rush created by Jonathan Levine (Warm Bodies, 50/50) and starring Tom Ellis, Larenz Tate, Sarah Habel and Rick Gonzalez. The show’s original music is composed by Robert Duncan (Castle, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Last Resort). Rush follows a call-on doctor to the very rich and very private whose medical needs demand a degree of discretion. To learn more about the series, which will air Wednesday nights on USA, visit the official show website.
Another show that premiered the same night on USA is the new drama Satisfaction created by Sean Jablonski and starring Matt Passmore, Stephanie Szostak, Michelle DeShon, Katherine LaNasa, Blair Redford and DeAnna Russo. Ludwig Goransson (Community, New Girl, We’re the Millers) and Nathan Matthew David are composing the show’s original music. Satisfaction follows an investment banker and his wife who confront their relationship and life issues after the wife cheats on her husband. For more information about the series, visit the official show website.
