Will Bates (The Magicians, Away, I Origins, Unbelievable, The Path, The Looming Tower, Bliss) has recently been scoring the upcoming FX limited series Class of ’09. The show is created by Tom Rob Smith (American Crime Story, MotherFatherSon) and stars Brian Tyree Henry, Kate Mara, Sepideh Moafi, Jon Jon Briones, Brian J. Smith, Jake McDorman, Brooke Smith and Rosalind Eleazar. The 8-part thriller follows a class of FBI agents set in three distinct points in time who grapple with immense changes as the U.S. criminal justice system is altered by artificial intelligence. Smith is also executive producing the project with Nina Jacobson (The Hunger Games), Brad Simpson (Crazy Rich Asians), Zanne Devine (Easy A), Jessica Levin and Joe Robert Cole (All Day and a Night). Class of ’09 will premiere on May 10, 2023 exclusively on Hulu.
Bates also continues to score AMC’s Mayfair Witches, which has been renewed for a second season.