Premiering tonight is the second season of the Starz original series American Gods based on Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel and starring Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Yetide Badaki, Crispin Glover, Orlando Jones, Dean Winters, Devery Jacobs, Sakina Jaffrey and Kahyun Kim. Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Boy Erased, Ozark, The Gift, Enemy, Martha Marcy May Marlene) are the new composers of the show. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the series, which will air every Sunday night on Starz.
Also premiering tonight is the HBO docu-series The Case Against Adnan Syed directed by Amy Berg about the 1999 murder of 18-year-old Baltimore County high school student Hae Min Lee, and the subsequent conviction of her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed. The show’s original music is composed by Dhani Harrison & Paul Hicks (Beautiful Creatures, Learning to Drive, The Divide, Outsiders). Check out our previous article for more information about the 4-part series.
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, March 11, is the British mini-series Manhunt written by Colin Sutton & Ed Whitmore, directed by Marc Evans and starring Martin Clunes, Katie Lyons, Claudie Blakley, Stephen Wight and Steffan Rhodri. Niall Byrne (In Darkness, Hatton Garden, Cairo Time) has composed the show’s original music. The 3-parter follows a London Metropolitan police detective as he tracks down a serial killer. The series premiered earlier this year in the UK on ITV and is making its U.S. debut exclusively on Acorn TV. Visit the official show website for more information.
Premiering on Friday, March 15, is the Netflix original series Turn Up Charlie created by Idris Elba & Gary Reich and starring Elba himself, Piper Perabo, JJ Feild and Frankie Hervey. James Lavelle (Trust) of the British music collective UNKLE is composing the show’s original score. Check out our previous news article for more information and to learn more about the dramedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Another Netflix original series premiering on Friday is the animated show Love, Death + Robots presented & executive produced by Tim Miller & David Fincher and featuring the voices of Topher Grace, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Gary Cole, among others. The show’s original music is composed by Rob Cairns (Dallas, The Forger, The Bachelor). Click here to learn more about the collection of animated short stories, which will be available to stream this Friday on Netflix.
Also premiering on Friday is the Hulu original series Shrill based on Lindy West’s 2016 memoir Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman and starring Aidy Bryant, Lolly Adefope, Luka Jones, Ian Owens, Julia Sweeney and John Cameron Mitchell. Craig Wedren (Wet Hot American Summer, Role Models, The School of Rock, How to Be a Latin Lover) & Anna Waronker are composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous article for more information about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.
Also premiering on Friday in the U.S. is the French action thriller Burn Out directed by Yann Gozlan and starring François Civil, Manon Azem and Olivier Rabourdin. The film’s original music is composed by Grégoire Auger (Scribe). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score in late 2017 when the movie opened overseas. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. The thriller will be available to stream stateside exclusively on Netflix.
