Premiering today is the AMC original series The Walking Dead: Dead City developed by Eli Jorné and starring Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Karina Ortiz, Gaius Charles, Zeljko Ivanek, Mahina Napoleon and Jonathan Higginbotham. The show’s original music is composed by Ian Hultquist (Assassination Nation, Dickinson, Rosaline, Night Teeth, I Know What You Did Last Summer, One of Us Is Lying). Check out our previous article to learn more about the, which will air Sunday nights on AMC and will also be available to stream on AMC+.
Also premiering in the U.S. today is the British TV series Ridley created by Paul Matthew Thompson & Jonathan Fisher and starring Adrian Dunbar, George Bukhari, Bronagh Waugh, Terence Maynard, Georgie Glen, Julie Graham and Bhavna Limbachia. Ben Foster (Torchwood, Thunderbirds Are Go!, Hidden Kingdoms, Happy Valley) is composing the show’s original music. The crime drama, which revolves around the title character who has retired from the police force after a 20-year career and resumes his partnership with former protégée when she turns to him for help on a murder investigation, premiered in the UK last year on ITV and is making its U.S. debut on PBS.
Premiering on Wednesday, June 21, is Marvel Studios’ Disney+ limited series Secret Invasion developed by Kyle Bradstreet, directed by Thomas Bezucha and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Emilia Clarke, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Olivia Colman. The show’s original score is composed by Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, King Richard, Green Book,Queen Charlotte, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Mrs. America, Dear White People, When They See Us). Click here for more information about the 6-parter, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.
Premiering on Thursday, June 22, is the Netflix original series Glamorous crrated by Jordon Nardino and starring Miss Benny, Kim Cattrall, Zane Phillips, Michael Hsu, Jade Payton, Ayesha Harris and Graham Parkhurst. Joy Ngiaw (Blush, Rescued by Ruby) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the comedy drama, which will be available to stream on exclusively Netflix.
Premiering on Friday, June 23, is the Amazon original series I’m a Virgo created by Boots Riley and starring Jharrel Jerome, Brett Gray, Allius Barnes, Kara Young, Olivia Washington, Carmen Ejogo, Mike Epps and Walton Goggins. The show’s original music is composed by Tune-Yards (aka Merrill Garbus & Nate Brenner) (Sorry to Bother You). The comedy, which revolves around a young man living in Oakland, California who escapes his mundane life to experience the beauty and contradictions of the real world and encounters a real-life superhero named The Hero, will be available to stream on Prime Video.
Also premiering on Friday is the Disney+ original movie World’s Best directed by Roshan Sethi and starring Utkarsh Ambudkar, Manny Magnus, Max Malas, Jake Choi, Punam Patel, Dorian Giordano and Piper Wallace. Jongnic Bontemps (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Redfall, My Name Is Pauli Murray, 4400) & Raashi Kulkarni (Wedding Season) have composed the film’s original score and Ambudkar & Charlie Wilder have contributed original songs to the project. Check our our previous news article for more information about the comedy, which will be available to stream on Disney+.
Also premiering on Friday is the Netflix original film The Perfect Find directed by Numa Perrier and starring Gabrielle Union, Keith Powers, Gina Torres, D.B. Woodside, Aisha Hinds, Janet Hubert and Alani La La Anthony. The movie’s original score is composed by Amanda Jones (Naomi, Moving On, Super/Natural, Good Trouble, Twenties, Somebody Somewhere). The romantic comedy, which follows a fashion editor whose career comeback hits a snag when she learns the young stranger she kissed at a party is her new coworker and her boss’ son, will be available to stream on Netflix.
