Premiering tonight is the HBO original series The Idol created by Sam Levinson & Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye (who also provided original music to the show, alongside Mike Dean) & Reza Fahim and starring The Weeknd himself, Lily-Rose Depp and Troye Sivan. Manish Raval & Tom Wolfe serve as the drama’s music supervisors. Republic Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the songs by The Weeknd & others later this month. Check out our soundtrack announcement for more information and to listen to two first tracks that have already been released in recent weeks.
Also premiering in the U.S. today is the British sci-fi series The Lazarus Project created by Joe Barton and starring Paapa Essiedu, Anjli Mohindra, Tom Burke and Caroline Quentin. Ben Lukas Boysen (Beat, The Collini Case) & Paul Emmerich are composing the show’s original music. SATV has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score last year when the drama premiered in the UK on Sky Max and NOW. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which is making its U.S. debut on TNT and has already been renewed for a second season.
Premiering on Wednesday, June 7, is the Netflix documentary series Arnold directed by Lesley Chilcott. The show’s original music is composed by Christophe Beck (Ant-Man, Frozen, Ant-Man and the Wasp, WandaVision, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) & Matthew Feder. Check out our previous news article for more information about the 3-parter, which explores Arnold Schwarzenegger’s life and career, and will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Also premiering in the U.S. on Wednesday is the British limited series Somewhere Boy written by Pete Jackson and starring Lewis Gribben, Lisa McGrillis, Rory Keenan and Samuel Bottomley. Paul Haslinger (Halt and Catch Fire, Underworld, Crank, Death Race, Monster Hunter, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter) has composed the show’s original music. The 8-part drama, which centers on a relationship between a father and his son who live in a house locked away from the world, premiered in the UK last fall on Channel 4 and is making its U.S. debut on Hulu.
Premiering on Thursday, June 8, is the Peacock original series Based on a True Story created by Craig Rosenberg and starring Kaley Cuoco, Chris Messina, Tom Bateman, Natalia Dyer, Liana Liberato, Aisha Alfa, Priscilla Quintana, Alex Alomar Akpobome, Annabelle Dexter-Jones and Li Jun Li. The show’s original music is composed by Sherri Chung (Kung Fu, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, Batwoman, Riverdale, The Lost Husband, Blindspot). Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the 8-parter, which will be available to stream exclusively on Peacock.
Also premiering on Thursday is the Disney Channel animated series Hailey’s On It! created by Devin Bunje & Nick Stanton and starring Auli’i Cravalho, Manny Jacinto and Gary Anthony Williams. Matthew Tishler (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) and Andrew Underberg (The J Team) are composing the show’s original songs and score. Walt Disney Records has released the theme song performed by Cravalho last month. Click here to listen to the track and to learn more about the Disney Branded Television production, which will air Thursdays on the Disney Channel and will also be available to stream on Disney+.
Premiering on Friday, June 9, is the Apple TV+ limited series The Crowded Room created by Akiva Goldsman and starring Tom Holland, Amanda Seyfried, Sasha Lane, Emmy Rossum, Lior Raz, Jason Isaacs, Will Chase, Christopher Abbott, Zachary Golinger and Thomas Sadoski. The show’s original music is composed by Trevor Gureckis (Old, Servant, The Goldfinch, Voyagers, Dead Space). Check out our previous article for more information about the 10-part thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+.
