Premiering tonight is the HBO limited series Sharp Objects developed by Marti Noxon based on the novel of the same title by Gillian Flynn, directed by Jean-Marc Valle and starring Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, Chris Messina, Eliza Scanlen, Elizabeth Perkins, and Matt Craven. The show doesn’t feature an original score. Susan Jacobs who previously collaborated with Vallee on HBO’s Big Little Lies serves as the project’s music supervisor. The series follows a reporter who confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to cover a violent murder. To learn more about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on HBO, visit the official show website.
Premiering on Friday, July 13, is the Netflix original movie How It Ends directed by David M. Rosenthal and starring Theo James, Forest Whitaker and Kat Graham. The film’s original music is composed by Atli Orvarsson (The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Vantage Point, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, Chicago Fire, Babylon A.D.). The movie centers on a young lawyer as he heads west to find his pregnant fiancée when a mysterious disaster turns the country into a war zone. Check out our previous article for more information. The thriller will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Also premiering on Friday is DreamWorks Animation’s new Netflix series The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants developed by Peter Hastings based on Dav Pilkey’s novel series and last year’s feature film and featuring the voices of Nat Faxon, Ramone Hamilton, Jay Gragnani, David Koechner, Tress MacNeille, Laraine Newman, Stephen Root, Jorge Diaz, Mindy Sterling and Sean Astin. Jared Faber (Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, Splitting Up Together, Suborgatory) and Fred Kron are composing the show’s original music. The series will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
