Premiering on Friday, May 20 is the Netflix original series Lady Dynamite created by Mitchell Hurwitz & Maria Bamford and stars Bramford, Fred Melamed Dean Cain and Ana Gasteyer, as well as guest stars including Sarah Silverman, Jenny Slate, Mira Sorvino, Patton Oswalt, Jon Cryer, Brandon Routh,Tig Notaro & more. The show’s original music is composed by David Schwartz (Arrested Development, Reaper, Northern Expose). The comedy’s full first season will be available to stream this Friday on Netflix.
Also premiering on Friday in the U.S. is the British mini-series Doctor Thorne created by Julian Fellowes and starring Tom Hollander, Rebecca Front, Ian McShane, Alison Brie, Richard McCabe, Phoebe Nicholls, Gwyneth Keyworth, Kate O’Flynn, Edward Franklin, Stefanie Martini and Harry Richardson. Ilan Eshkeri (Layer Cake, Stardust, Still Alice, Shaun the Sheep Movie, The Young Victoria) has composed the music for the 3-parter. The drama premiered earlier this year in the UK on ITV and is debuting in the U.S. on Amazon Prime. Check out our previous article to learn more about the show.
Premiering on Saturday, May 21, is the HBO original movie All the Way directed by Jay Roach and starring Bryan Cranston, Anthony Mackie, Melissa Leo, Bradley Whitford, Stephen Root, Marque Richardson, Aisha Hinds, Todd Weeks, Mo McRae, Spencer Garrett and Frank Langella. The film’s original music is composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, Maleficent, The Sixth Sense, Signs). The biographical drama about President Lyndon B. Johnson will premiere on Saturday and air in repeats over the following weeks. Visit HBO’s official movie website and our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the film.
