Premiering on Wednesday, January 28, is the Australian drama Penguin Bloom directed by Glendyn Ivin and starring Naomi Watts, Andrew Lincoln, Jacki Weaver, Griffin Murray-Johnston, Rachel House, Leeanna Walsman, Lisa Hensley, Felix Cameron and Abe Clifford-Barr. The film’s original music is composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, Wonder, The Affair, Enough Said, The Good Shepherd, Ray Donovan, The Door in the Floor). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and will debut in the U.S. and most other markets exclusively on Netflix.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the Syfy original series Resident Alien developed by Chris Sheridan based on the Dark Horse comics and staring Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, Alice Wetterlund, Corey Reynolds and Levi Fiehler. Noah Sorata (Falling Skies, The Gracefield Incident, Jinn, Reverie) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement and visit the official show website for more information about the Amblin Television production, which will air every Wednesday night on Syfy.
Premiering on Friday, January 29, is the Netflix original film Finding ‘Ohana directed by Jude Weng and starring Kea Peahu, Alex Aiono, Kelly Hu, Owen Vaccaro, Lindsay Watson, Branscombe Richmond and Ricky Garcia . The movie’s original score is composed by Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, The Lady and the Tramp, The Greatest Showman, Straight Outta Compton, Project Power, Robin Hood). A soundtrack album will be announced soon. Click here to learn more about the family adventure, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Also premiering on Friday is the drama Palmer directed by Fisher Stevens and starring Justin Timberlake, Juno Temple, June Squibb, Alisha Wainwright and Ryder Allen. Tamar-kali (Mudbound, Shirley, Come Sunday, The Assistant, The Lie) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our previous article for more information about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+.
Also premiering on Friday is the Netflix docu-series We Are: The Brooklyn Saints directed by Rudy Valdez and executive produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard. The show’s original music is composed by Jongnic Bontemps (The Land, United Skates, Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story, College Behind Bars). The 5-parter, which centers on a Brooklyn youth football program and its selfless coaches who provide a safe haven for kids to compete and learn lessons that will take them far in life, will be available to stream on Netflix.
