Kris Bowers (Green Book, King Richard, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Dear White People, Mrs. America, Inventing Anna, Respect) has been tapped to score the upcoming HBO Max limited series DMZ. The show is developed by Roberto Patino (Westworld) based on the comic series of the same title published by DC and stars Rosario Dawson, Benjamin Bratt, Hoon Lee, Freddy Miyares and Jordan Preston Carter. The drama is set in the near future when America is embroiled in a bitter civil war and chronicles the journey of a fearless and fierce medic who sets out to find the son she lost in the evacuation of New York City at the onset of the conflict. Ava DuVernay (Selma, A Wrinkle in Time) has directed the first episode and is also executive producing the Warner Bros. Television production with Patino. Bowers has previously scored the DuVernay-produced Netflix limited series When They See Us and Colin in Black & White. DMZ will premiere on March 17, 2022 on HBO Max.
Bowers is also returning as the composer of the second season of Netflix’s Bridgerton, which will premiere on March 25.