Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British mini-series The Long Song created by Andrea Levy, directed by Mahalia Belo and starring Tamara Lawrance, Hayley Atwell, Jack Lowden, Jordan Bolger, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Gordon Brown, Ayesha Antoine, Leo Bill, Sir Lenny Henry and Madeleine Mantock. The show’s original music is written by late composer Jonathan Rhys Hill (The Trial of Christine Keeler). The 5-part drama, which centers on an indomitable, young slave who works on a sugarcane plantation with her detestable mistress, premiered in the UK in 2018 on BBC One and is making its domestic debut as part of PBS’ Masterpiece series.
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, February 1, is the Scandinavian limited series The Investigation directed by Tobias Lindholm and starring Søren Malling, Pilou Asbæk, Pernilla August, Rolf Lassgård, Laura Christensen, Anders Juul, Henrik Birch, Hans Henrik Clemensen, Dulfi Al-Jabouri and Charlotte Munck. Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (Before the Frost) has composed the show’s original music. The 6-part drama, which explores the complex real-life investigation surrounding the 2017 murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, one of the most notorious criminal cases in Danish media history, is making its U.S. debut on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering on Tuesday, February 2, is the HBO documentary Fake Famous directed by Nick Bilton and produced by Annabelle Dunne & Mary Recine about the meaning of fame and influence in the digital age. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Abels (Get Out, Us, Bad Education, All Day and a Night, See You Yesterday). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the movie, which is premiering on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering on Wednesday, February 3, is the Netflix original series Firefly Lane created by Maggie Friedman based on Kristin Hannah’s novel of the same title and starring Katherine Heigl, Sarah Chalke, Ben Lawson, Ali Skovbye, Beau Garrett, Roan Curtis, Jon-Michael Ecker, Yael Yurman and Brendan Taylor. Wendy Melvoin & Lisa Coleman (Heroes, Dangerous Minds, Crossing Jordan, Nurse Jackie) are composing the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Premiering in the U.S. on Thursday, February 4, is the survival thriller series The Head created by Àlex Pastor & David Pastor and starring Tomohisa Yamashita, John Lynch, Alexandre Willaume, Katherine O’Donnelly, Laura Bach, Amelia Hoy, Katherine O’Donnelly, Chris Reilly, Richard Sammel and Tom Lawrence. The show’s original music is composed by Federico Jusid (The Secret in Their Eyes, Watership Down, Kidnap, Life Itself, Misconduct). Globomedia has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last summer when the drama premiered in various international markets. Check out our previous article for the full album details. The 6-parter is making its U.S. debut on HBO Max.
Premiering on Friday, February 5, is the Amazon original movie Bliss written and directed by Mike Cahill and starring Salma Hayek, Owen Wilson, Madeline Zima, Joshua Leonard and Nesta Cooper. Will Bates (Unbelievable, Away, I Origins, The Path, The Magicians, Another Earth) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which will be available to stream on Amazon Prime.
Also premiering on Friday is the Chinese fantasy adventure The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity directed by Guo Jingming and starring Mark Chao, Allen Deng, Jessie Li, Olivia Wang and Wang Duo. The film’s original music is composed by Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell, Ip Man, Death Note, Resident Evil: Vendetta). Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Another movie premiering on Friday is the Netflix documentary Strip Down, Rise Up directed by Michèle Ohayon about a group of women who heal their trauma and body image issues through sensual movement and the art of pole dancing. Lili Haydn (DriverX, The House That Jack Built, Broken Kingdom, Somewhere Between) has composed the film’s original music. Click here to learn more about the movie, which will also be available to stream on Netflix.
