Premiering tonight is the AMC anthology series Tales of the Walking Dead starring Olivia Munn, Samantha Morton, Terry Crews, Parker Posey, Poppy Liu, Anthony Edwards, Embeth Davidtz, Jillian Bell, Jessie T. Usher, Daniella Pineda and Danny Ramirez. The show’s original music is composed by Morgan Kibby (Mothering Sunday, Grand Army, Girls on the Sun) and Daniel Wohl (Search Party, Project Blue Book, The Weekend Away). Click here to learn more about the series, which will air Sundays on AMC and will also be available to stream on AMC+.
Premiering tomorrow, August 15, is the Hulu original docuseries Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers produced and directed by Antoine Fuqua about the rise of one of the most dominant and iconic franchises in professional sports. Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, The Good Shepherd, Wonder, Dark Waters, Ray Donovan, The Affair) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 10-parter, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.
Premiering in the U.S. on Tuesday, August 16, is the limited series Leonardo created by Frank Spotnitz & Steve Thompson and starring Aidan Turner, Giancarlo Giannini, Freddie Highmore, Robin Renucci, Matilda De Angeli and James D’Arcy. The show’s original music is composed by John Paesano (Daredevil, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, The Maze Runner, Invincible). Lux Vide has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last year when the drama made its debut overseas. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the series, which is making its domestic debut on The CW.
Premiering on Wednesday, August 17, is the Netflix original film Look Both Ways directed by Wanuri Kahiu and starring Lili Reinhart, Danny Ramirez David Corenswet, Aisha Dee, Andrea Savage, Luke Wilson and Nia Long. Drum & Lace & Ian Hultquist (Dickinson, Good Girls, Night Teeth, I Know What You Did Last Summer) have composed the film’s original music. Check our our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the romantic comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Premiering on Thursday, August 18, is Marvel Studios’ Disney+ original series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law developed by Jessica Gao and starring Tatiana Maslany, Josh Segarra, Jameela Jamil, Ginger Gonzaga, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jon Bass and Tim Roth. The show’s original music is composed by Amie Doherty (Spirit Untamed, Undone, The High Note, Happiest Season, Battle at Big Rock). Check out our previous article for more information about the series, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.
Premiering in the U.S. on Thursday is the British mini-series The Undeclared War co-written and directed by Peter Kosminsky and starring Mark Rylance, Simon Pegg, Adrian Lester, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Alex Jennings and Hannah Khalique-Brown. Debbie Wiseman (Wilde, Wolf Hall, Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Vampire Killers, To Olivia, Dickensian, Haunted) has composed the show’s original music. Click here to learn more about the 6-parter, which premiered earlier this year in the UK on Channel 4 earlier this year and is making its domestic debut on Peacock.
Another show premiering on Thursday is the Netflix anime series Tekken: Bloodline based on Namco’s Tekken video game franchise. The show’s original music is composed by Rei Kondoh (Resident Evil: Damnation, Okami, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Dragon’s Dogma). Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the series.
Premiering on Friday, August 19, is the Apple TV+ original series Bad Sisters developed by Sharon Horgan, Brett Baer & Dave Finkel based on the Belgian series Clan and starring Horgan herself, Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, Sarah Greene, Eve Hewson, Claes Bang, Daryl McCormack, Brian Gleeson, Assaad Bouab and Saise Quinn. Tim Phillips (Shameless, Becoming Elizabeth, Shining Vale, Delete, Jericho, Esio Trot) is composing the show’s original music. The comedy will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+.
Also premiering on Friday is the Netflix original series Echoes created by Vanessa Gazy and starring Michelle Monaghan, Matt Bomer, Daniel Sunjata, Karen Robinson, Ali Stroker, Rosanny Zayas, Celia Weston and Jonathan Tucker. The show’s original music is composed by Brendan Angelides (aka ESKMO) (Billions, Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, 13 Reasons Why, Naked Singularity). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the 7-parter, which will be available to stream on Netflix.
Also premiering on Friday on Freevee original series Sprung created by Greg Garcia and starring Garret Dillahunt, Martha Plimpton, Phillip Garcia, Shakira Barrera, James Earl and Clare Gillies. John E. Low (The Guest Book, The Weekly, Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey) is composing the show’s original music. The comedy, which focuses on an unlikely group of formerly incarcerated people who band together to use their criminal expertise for good, will be available to stream exclusively on Freevee.
THE UNDECLARED WAR The Undeclared War has had some unjustifiably mixed reviews, but it is outstanding. If you think it impossible for a teenage student to decrypt code quicker than an alleged expert cryptographer you have obviously never been in the real world of espionage and encryption. We binged all six episodes of Season 1 and if you are into and understand espionage it’s compelling watching so whatever you do don’t miss Peter Kosminsky’s Undeclared War series on TV. If you loved Bill Fairclough’s fact based epic spy novel Beyond Enkription in The Burlington Files series you’ll love The Undeclared War and vice versa. They are both curious, intense, realistic and nerve racking espionage thrillers. In The Burlington Files the protagonist Edward Burlington has even been likened to a posh Harry Palmer (aka Michael Caine) although the main difference between them was that Bill Fairclough (codename JJ) aka Edward Burlington was for real