Premiering tonight is the AMC original series Kevin Can F**k Himself created by Valerie Armstrong and starring Annie Murphy, Eric Petersen, Mary Hollis Inboden, Brian Howe, Raymond Lee and Alex Bonifer. The show’s original music is composed by Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, A Teacher, I’ll See You in My Dreams, Gemini, Divorce, Her Smell, The Hero). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the comedy, which will air Sunday nights on AMC and is also available to stream on AMC+.
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British mini-series Us adapted by David Nicholls from his novel of the same title, directed by Geoffrey Sax and starring Tom Hollander, Saskia Reeves, Tom Taylor, Sofie Gråbøl, Iain De Caestecker and Thaddea Graham. Oli Julian (Catastrophe, Sex Education, How to Build a Girl, Code 404, Episodes, Plebs) has composed the show’s original music. Manners McDade has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last year when the comedy drama premiered in the UK on BBC One. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the series, which is making its U.S. premiere on PBS.
Premiering on Wednesday, June 23 is the comedy Good on Paper directed by Kimmy Gatewood and starring Iliza Shlesinger (who also wrote the screenplay), Ryan Hansen, Margaret Cho, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Matt McGorry, Tyler Cameron, Taylor Hill, Kimia Behpoornia, Rebecca Delgado Smith and Beth Dover. The film’s original music is composed by Jonathan Sanford (Teenage Bounty Hunters, Dare Me, Social Distance, Welcome Matt). The movie, which follows a stand-up comic who – after years of putting her career first – meets a guy who seems perfect and possibly too good to be true, will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Premiering on Friday, June 25, is the action thriller The Ice Road directed by Jonathan Hensleigh and starring Liam Neeson, Laurence Fishburne, Ray McKinnon, Benjamin Walker Amber Midthunder and Marcus Thomas. Max Aruj (Crawl, iBoy, Lansky, The Abandoned, Me You Madness) has composed the film’s original score. Music.Film Recordings & Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Friday (click here for the full album details) and Big Machine Records will release a separate soundtrack featuring songs from and inspired by the movie on the same day (click here for more information).
Also premiering on Friday is the Disney+ original series The Mysterious Benedict Society developed by Matt Manfredi & Phil Hay based on the book series by Trenton Lee Stewart and starring Tony Hale, Kristen Schaal, Ryan Hurst, MaameYaa Boafo, Mystic Inscho, Seth B. Carr and Marta Kessler. The show’s original music composed by Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, Tropic Thunder, Marley & Me, Ghostbusters, Bombshell, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) & Joseph Shirley (Bad Trip, The Open House). Check out our previous article to learn more about the mystery adventure, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.
Another show premiering on Friday is the Netflix original series Sex/Life developed by Stacy Rukeyser based on BB Easton’s book of the same name and starring Sarah Shahi, Mike Vogel, Adam Demos and Margaret Odette. Mark Isham (Crash, A River Runs Through It, Once Upon a Time, Miracle, Judas and the Black Messiah, The Accountant) & Isabella Summers (Little Fires Everywhere, Panic, Physical) have composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the dramedy, which will be available to stream on Netflix.
Also premiering on Friday is the horror thriller False Positive directed by John Lee and starring Ilana Glazer, Justin Theroux, Sophia Bush, Gretchen Mol, Zainab Jah and Pierce Brosnan. The film’s original music is composed by cellist Lucy Railton and Yair Elazar Glotman (Last and First Men). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the movie, which just premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.
Another movie premiering on Friday is the documentary Wolfgang directed and produced by David Gelb about Wolfgang Puck, one of the first “celebrity chefs” to rule the scene and a pioneer in the world of California cuisine. Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, Boy Erased, The Gift,The Devil All the Time, The White Tiger, Enemy), James Newberry and Jordi Nus have composed the film’s original music (as Stenfert Charles). Click here for more information about the movie, which also just premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and will be available to stream on Disney+.
Also premiering on Friday is the Amazon original documentary Mary J. Blige’s My Life directed by Vanessa Roth about the singer, rapper and actress who set the music world on fire with her trailblazing 1994 LP My Life. The film’s original score is composed by Mervyn Warren (The Wedding Planner, A Walk to Remember, Joyful Noise, Honey). The movie, which features Blige revealing the demons and blessings that inspired the record and propelled her to international stardom, will be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime.
