Premiering tomorrow, November 21, is the new TBS original series Search Party created by Sarah-Violet Bliss & Charles Roger and starring Alia Shawkat, John Early, John Reynolds, Meredith Hagner and Brandon Micheal Hall. The show’s original music is composed by Brian H. Kim (Hello, My Name is Doris, Significant Mother, G.B.F.). The comedy follows four self-absorbed twenty-somethings who become entangled in an ominous mystery when a former college acquaintance suddenly disappears. All ten episodes of the show’s first season will air this week on TBS. Visit the official show website for more information.
Premiering on Tuesday, November 22, on Netflix is the thriller Mercy written and directed by Chris Sparling and starring James Wolk, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Tom Lipinski, Dan Ziskie, Michael Godere, Michael Donovan, Dion Graham and Constance Baron. Phil Mossman (Cop Car, Another Earth, I Origins, Lola Versus) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the film, which premiered at this year’s Los Angeles Film Festival and will be available to stream on Netflix.
Premiering on Friday, November 25, on Netflix is the revival series Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life executive produced by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino and starring Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Kelly Bishop, Scott Patterson, Liza Weil, Matt Czuchry, Keiko Agena, Sean Gunn, Yanic Truesdale, Melissa McCarthy, Todd Lowe, Danny Strong, Milo Ventimiglia and Michael Winters. The 4-parter’s original music is composed by Sam Phillips who previously scored all seven seasons of the original show. Jeanine Tesori has composed the score for a musical featured in the new season. Visit Netflix on Friday to stream the show.
Missing from last week’s roundup was the new TNT original series Good Behavior created by Chad Hodge and author Blake Crouch and starring Michelle Dockery, Juan Diego Botto, Terry Kinney and Lusia Strus. Charlie Clouser (Saw, Wayward Pines, Resident Evil: Extinction, Numb3rs) and Thomas Hass Christensen (Jo) have composed the original music for the show’s first season. The drama follows a thief and a con artist fresh out of prison who overhears a hitman being hired to kill a man’s wife and sets out to derail the job. The series premiered on November 14 and will air Tuesday nights on TNT. Visit the official show website for updates.
