Atli Orvarsson is scoring the new NBC mini-series Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders. The show is created by Rene Balce and stars Edie Falco, Gus Halper, Heather Graham, Josh Charles and Miles Gaston Villanueva. The 8-parter centers on the trial of Lyle and Erik Menendez who were convicted in 1996 for the murder of their parents. Dick Wolf is executive producing the Universal Television and Wolf Films production with Peter Jankowski, Arthur W. Forney and Lesli Linka Glatter (Homeland) who also directed two episodes. Orvarsson has previously scored Wolf’s NBC drama Law & Order: LA and is also scoring the network’s Chicago franchise (Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med) for the producers. Law & Order True Crime will premiere on September 26 and will air Tuesday nights on NBC. Visit the official show website for updates.
Orvarsson whose most recent projects include The Hitman’s Bodyguard, which is currently playing in theaters nationwide, also has the thriller Jacob’s Ladder and the animated feature Ploey – You Never Fly Alone coming up.
