Premiering on Tuesday, May 16, is the HBO original documentary series Angel City directed by Arlene Nelson about the LA-based professional women’s soccer team, Angel City Football Club (ACFC). The show’s original music is composed by Ezinma (Stranger at the Gate, The Times of Bill Cunningham). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 3-parter, which will air on HBO and will also be available to stream on (HBO) Max.
Premiering on Wednesday, May 17, is the Apple TV+ original series High Desert created by Nancy Fichman, Katie Ford & Jennifer Hoppe and starring Patricia Arquette, Matt Dillon, Brad Garrett, Christine Taylor, Weruche Opia, Keir O’Donnell, Bernadette Peters and Rupert Friend. Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, Legion, The Night Of, The Umbrella Academy) has composed the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+.
Premiering on Thursday, May 18, is the Netflix original series XO, Kitty created by Jenny Han and starring Anna Cathcart, Minyoung Choi, Sang Heon Lee, Gia Kim, Anthony Keyvan and Peter Thurnwald. The show’s original music is composed by Shirley Song & Jina Hyojin An (A Tourist’s Guide to Love, The Princess Switch 3). The To All the Boys spinoff, which follows the titular teen matchmaker as she reunites with her long-distance boyfriend at the same boarding school attended by her late mother, will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Also premiering on Thursday is the Netflix anime series Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune based on the sci-fi novel Yakitori by Carlo Zen and starring Taito Ban, Asami Seto, Kengo Kawanishi, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Akari Kito, Wataru Takagi, Kenjiro Tsuda, Tetsu Inada and Hatsune Miku（Saki Fujita. Japanese DJ Ken Ishii has composed the show’s original music. The series, which revolves around a young man who spends his days rebelling against an oppressive society on a future Earth and decides to enlist as an expendable Yakitori foot soldier, will be also be available to stream on Netflix.
Premiering on Friday, May 19, is the Hulu original movie White Men Can’t Jump directed by Calmatic and starring Sinqua Walls, Jack Harlow, Laura Harrier, Lance Reddick, Teyana Taylor, Tamera ‘Tee’ Kissen and Vince Staples. Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, Emancipation, Wonder, Ray Donovan, The Good Shepherd, The Affair) has composed the film’s original score. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the 20th Century Studios production, which will be available to stream on Hulu.
Premiering in the U.S. (and other international markets) on Friday is the French family comedy Astérix & Obélix: The Middle Kingdom (Astérix & Obélix: L’Empire du Milieu) directed by Guillaume Canet and stars Canet himself, Gilles Lellouche ,Vincent Cassel, Marion Cotillard, Jonathan Cohen and Julie Chen. The film’s original music is composed by -M- (aka Matthieu Chedid) (Tell No One, Yao, A Monster in Paris). Trésor Films & Pathé have released a soundtrack album featuring the songs and score from the movie when the comedy premiered in France earlier this year. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information, which will be available to stream on Netflix.
Also premiering on Friday is the Freevee original series Primo created by Shea Serrano and starring Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, Johnny Rey Diaz, Martin Martinez, Christina Vidal, Jonathan Medina, Nigel Siwabessy, Henri Esteve, Carlos Santos, Stakiah Lynn Washington and Efrain Villa. Dan Marocco (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Brotherhood, Demonic, Boys of Abu Ghraib) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous article to learn more about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Freevee.
