Premiering on Tuesday, January 8, is the History original series Project Blue Book created by David O’Leary, executive produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Aidan Gillen, Laura Mennell, Michael Harney, Ksenia Solo and Michael Malarkey. The show’s original music is composed by Daniel Wohl (Search Party, They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead). The drama is based on the true, top-secret investigations into Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and related phenomena conducted by the United States Air Force from 1952 to 1969. Visit the official show website for more information about the series, which will every Tuesday night on History.
Another show premiering on Tuesday is the Freeform original series Good Trouble created by Joanna Johnson, Bradley Bredeweg & Peter Paige and starring Maia Mitchell, Cierra Ramirez, Tommy Martinez, Zuri Adele, Sherry Cola and Roger Bart. Michael Brook (Brooklyn, The Fighter, Into the Wild, The Perks of Being a Wallflower) is composing the show’s original score. Check out our previous news article to learn more about The Fosters spinoff, which will air Tuesday nights on Freeform.
Premiering on Wednesday, January 9, is the new ABC comedy Schooled created by Adam F. Goldberg & Marc Firek and starring AJ Michalka, Tim Meadows, Bryan Callen and Brett Dier. The show’s original music is composed by Michael Wandmacher (My Bloody Valentine, Drive Angry, Underworld: Blood Wars, Piranha 3D). The comedy is a spin-off to ABC’s The Goldbergs (also scored by Wandmacher) and follows the faculty of William Penn Academy. Visit the official show website for more information about the series, which will air every Wednesday night on ABC.
Premiering on Thursday, January 10, is the new CBS comedy Fam created by Corinne Kingsbury and starring Nina Dobrev, Tone Bell, Odessa Adlon, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Sheryl Lee Ralph. Gabriel Mann (Modern Family, Rectify, A Million Little Things, Rosewood, School of Rock) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the series, which will air Thursday nights on CBS and will also be available to stream on CBS All Access.
Premiering on Friday, January 11 in the U.S. is the British series Informer written by Rory Haines & Sohrab Noshirvani, directed by Jonny Campbell and starring Paddy Considine, Bel Powley, Nabhaan Rizwan, Jessica Raine, Sharon D. Clarke, Sunetra Sarker and Roger Jean Nsengiyumva. The show’s original music is composed by Ilan Eshkeri (Layer Cake, Stardust, Still Alice, Johnny English Reborn, The Young Victoria, Coriolanus). Check out our previous article for more details about the 6-part thriller, which premiered last fall in the UK on BBC and is making its domestic debut on Amazon Prime.
Also premiering on Friday is the Netflix original movie The Last Laugh written and directed by Greg Pritikin and starring Chevy Chase, Richard Dreyfuss, Andie MacDowell, Kate Micucci and Chris Parnell. Jay Weigel (Heart, Baby) has composed the film’s original music. The comedy follows a restless talent manager who reconnects with long-ago client after moving to a retirement home and coaxes him back out on the comedy circuit. The movie will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
