Premiering on Tuesday, February 5, is the BET original series American Soul created by Devon Greggory & Jonathan Prince and starring Sinqua Walls, Jason Dirden, Iantha Richardson, Christopher Jefferson, Katlyn Nichol and Jelani Winston. The show’s original music is composed by Kurt Farquhar (Black Lightning, The King of Queens, Stitchers, The Neighborhood). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the series about entrepreneur Don Cornelius, who developed the Soul Train show. The drama will air every Tuesday night on BET.
Premiering on Friday, February 8, is the Hulu original series PEN15 created by Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle & Sam Zvibleman and starring Erskine & Konkle themselves. Leo Birenberg (Cobra Kai, Son of Zorn, Kung Fu Panda: Paws of Destiny) is composing the show’s original music. The comedy executive produced by Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone of The Lonely Island follows two thirteen-year-old outcasts in the year 2000. The series’ full first season will be available to stream on Friday exclusively on Hulu.
Also premiering on Friday is the British series White Dragon created by Mark Denton & Jonny Stockwood and starring John Simm, Anthony Wong, Emilia Fox, Katie Leung, Tom Wu, Anthony Hayes and Dervla Kirwan. The show’s original music is composed by Raffertie. Mercury Classics has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music last year when the drama premiered in the UK on ITV under the title Strangers. Check out our previous news article for the full album details. The show is premiering in the U.S. exclusively on Amazon Prime.
Also premiering in the U.S. on Friday is the Spanish romantic thriller The Tree of Blood (El arbol de la sangre) directed by Julio Medem and starring Ursula Corberó, Álvaro Cervantes, Najwa Nimri and Ángela Molina. Lucas Vidal (Fast & Furious 6, The Raven, The Cold Light of Day, The Quiet Ones) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album has been released last fall when the movie opened overseas. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the film, which is premiering stateside exclusively on Netflix.
