Premiering tomorrow, August 3, is the Quibi original series The Fugitive created by Nick Santora based on the 1993 feature of the same title and starring Kiefer Sutherland, Boyd Holbrook, Natalie Martinez, Brian Geraghty, Genesis Rodriguez, Tiya Sircar and Keilani Arellanes. The show’s original music is composed by Tony Morales (Elena of Avalor, Scorpion, Bloodline, The Bag Man, An Actor Prepares, In Your Eyes). Check out our previous news article for more information about the thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Quibi.
Also premiering tomorrow is the Netflix docu-series Immigration Nation directed by Shaul Schwarz & Christina Clusiau and executive produced by Dan Cogan, Jenny Raskin, Brandon Hill & Christian Thompson about the processes, pitfalls and pain of immigration in America. Jeremy Turner (Five Came Back, Come As You Are, Trophy, Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez) has composed the show’s original music. Click here to learn more about the 6-parter, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Premiering in the U.S. on Wednesday, August 5, is the Canadian TV series Coroner developed by Morwyn Brebner based on the Jenny Cooper series of novels by M. R. Hall and starring Serinda Swan, Roger Cross, Alli Chung, Paniz Zade, Eric Bruneau, Ehren Kassam and Tamara Podemski. The show’s original music is composed by Tom Third (ReGenesis, The Summit, The Listener, Survivor Code). The crime drama, which revolves around a newly appointed coroner as she investigates a string of mysterious deaths in Toronto, premiered in Canada on CBC last year and is making its U.S. debut on The CW. Visit the official show website for updates.
Premiering on Thursday, August 6, is the comedy An American Pickle directed by Brandon Trost and starring Seth Rogen, Maya Erskine, Jorma Taccone and Sarah Snook. Michael Giacchino (Up, Star Trek, Lost, Jurassic World, Ratatouille, Doctor Strange, The Incredibles) has provided the themes and Nami Melumad (Absentia) has composed the film’s original score. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which will debut in the U.S. exclusively on HBO Max.
Also premiering on Thursday is the CBS All Access animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks developed by Mike McMahan and starring Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells, Eugene Cordero, Dawnn Lewis, Jerry O’Connell, Fred Tatasciore and Gillian Vigman. The show’s original music is composed by Chris Westlake (Castle Rock, Before We Go, Transit, Small Town Crimes). Check out our previous article to learn more about the series, which will be available to stream exclusively on CBS All Access.
Premiering on Friday, August 7, is the Netflix original film Work It directed by Laura Terruso and starring Sabrina Carpenter, Liza Koshy, Keiynan Londsdale, Drew Ray Tanner, Michelle Buteau and Jordan Fisher. Germaine Franco (Tag, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Dope, Little, Vida) has composed the film’s original score. Hollywood Records has released the original song Let Me Move You performed by Carpenter and co-written by herself, Steph Jones, Mikkel Eriksen & Tor Hermansen as featured in the comedy last week. Click here to listen to the track and for more information about the film.
Also premiering on Friday is DreamWorks Animation’s Netflix original series Wizards: Tales of Arcadia created by Guillermo del Toro and starring Emile Hirsch, Lexi Medrano, Steven Yeun, Charlie Saxton, Lena Headey, David Bradley, Clancy Brown, Fred Tatasciore, Diego Luna, Mark Hamill and Kelsey Grammer. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Danna (The Good Dinosaur, Onward, The Addams Family, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus) who previously scored the previous Tales of Arcadia series 3Below, & John Fee (Bad Country). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the show.
Missing from last week’s TV music roundup was the Netflix animated series Transformers: War for Cybertron based on Hasbro’s toy franchise. Alexander Bornstein (First to the Moon, Paradox, The Last Heist, Black Site Delta) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the project. The first part of the War for Cybertron trilogy, Siege, premiered this past Thursday, July 30 and is now available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
